Re: [css3-flexbox] clarify the syntax ambiguity around unitless zero in 'flex' shorthand from fantasai on 2012-09-14 (www-style@w3.org from September 2012)

From: fantasai <fantasai.lists@inkedblade.net>
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2012 14:30:11 -0700
To: "Kang-Hao (Kenny) Lu" <kanghaol@oupeng.com>
CC: Daniel Holbert <dholbert@mozilla.com>, WWW Style <www-style@w3.org>
Message-ID: <5053A1E3.2080406@inkedblade.net>

On 09/11/2012 08:51 PM, Kang-Hao (Kenny) Lu wrote:
>
>    | If not omitted, a zero<'flex-basis'>  component must be either
>    | specified with a unit or preceded by both flex ratios. Otherwise the
>    | user agent must interpret it as one of the flex ratios.
>
> should be enough. (But it all depends on what "component" means... *shrug*)

Ok, so I'm debating between that wording and the following:

   | A unitless zero that is not already preceded by two flex factors
   | is interpreted as a flex factor.
   | To avoid misinterpretation or invalid declarations,
   | authors must specify such lengths with a unit or precede them by both flex ratios.

Thoughts?

~fantasai

Received on Friday, 14 September 2012 21:30:44 UTC