Re: [css3-flexbox] Painting order

Morten Stenshorne <mstensho@opera.com> writes:

> "Tab Atkins Jr." <jackalmage@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 1:35 AM, Morten Stenshorne <mstensho@opera.com> wrote:
>>> fantasai <fantasai.lists@inkedblade.net> writes (in "[CSSWG] Minutes and Resolutions 2012-06-20"):
>>>>   - RESOLVED: order affects painting order
>>>
>>> Will 'flex-direction' and 'align-content' also affect painting order
>>> then?
>>
>> No, neither have any effect on painting order.
>
> Makes sense. Can you update the spec?

But then again I can't really say I'm convinced that it's a good thing
that 'order' affects painting order at all.

    <div style="display:flex;">
      <div id="a" style="order:3;">a</div>
      <div id="b" style="position:relative; order:2;">b</div>
      <div id="c" style="position:relative;">c</div>
      <div id="d" style="position:relative; z-index:-1; order:4;">d</div>
    </div>

Painting order will here be d-a-c-b? So we have two levels of paint
ordering? Isn't this just confusing?

(doesn't sound very pleasant to implement, either)

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Received on Wednesday, 27 June 2012 13:36:39 UTC