- From: Håkon Wium Lie <howcome@opera.com>
- Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:53:02 +0100
- To: Simon Sapin <simon.sapin@kozea.fr>
- Cc: www-style@w3.org, Bert Bos <bert@w3.org>
Also sprach Simon Sapin:
> Le 21/02/2013 00:30, Håkon Wium Lie a écrit :
> > > I use "block container" as short for "block container box", defined here:
> > >http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/visuren.html#block-container-box
> >
> > But properties apply to elements, not boxes.
>
> Do they?
In the context of "applies to:", yes:
http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/about.html#applies-to
(Property/value combinations can also be set on pseudo-elements,
pseudo-classes, page selectors etc, so the whole story is a bit more
complex.)
> The cascade results in a computed value for every (property,
> element pair). The "applies to" concept is a bit more fuzzy. My
> understanding is that it indicates whether the value is "considered"
> somehow at some point, or not. But many properties (eg. width) are never
> considered before box generation.
True. But the value comes via an element.
-h&kon
Håkon Wium Lie CTO °þe®ª
howcome@opera.com http://people.opera.com/howcome
Received on Wednesday, 20 February 2013 23:53:33 UTC