Re: [css3-flexbox][css3-align] default alignment of a 'column wrap-reverse' flex container

On 07/03/2012 02:04 PM, Kang-Hao (Kenny) Lu wrote:
> (12/07/04 4:57), fantasai wrote:
>> On 07/03/2012 12:47 PM, Kang-Hao (Kenny) Lu wrote:
>>> In the current description of the specs, the default alignment of a
>>> 'flex-flow: column wrap-reverse' flex container is to the start side
>>> (normally left), which is the same as the side where new flex lines are
>>> stacked. Is this something we want?
>>
>> No, it's to the cross-start side, which is the end side in a 'column
>> wrap-reverse'.
>
> Why?
>
>   # justify-self
>   #
>   # ...
>   #
>   # ‘auto’
>   #     For block-level elements, use alignment specified by the
>   #   ‘justify-content’ property of the containing block.
>
>   # justify-content
>   #
>   # ...
>   #
>   # ‘auto’
>   #    If the element has ‘display: block’ and ‘justify-self: auto’,
>   #    computes to the value inherited from the parent. Otherwise
>   #    computes to ‘start’.
>
> That seems like a 'start' to me.
>
> Just to be clear, I am talking about the alignment of the flex
> container, not the flex lines within it.

Oh. Well, in that case, the flex container is by default going to fill
its containing block, so there is no alignment to consider.

~fantasai

Received on Tuesday, 3 July 2012 21:11:13 UTC