[css-sizing] "Intrinsic" extent?

Hi,

Section 4.3 "Intrinsic Sizes of Non-Replaced Blocks" says:

> The min-extent contribution and max-extent contribution of a
> block-level box is the extent of the block after layout, plus any
> block-axis margin, border, and padding.

"After layout" requires having chosen a used measure, which typically 
comes from the context. This does not sound "intrinsic" at all, given:

> Intrinsic sizing determines sizes based on the contents of an
> element, without regard for its context.


I haven’t yet figured out the implications of this on various layout 
modes, but at least this spec should stop pretending and not call 
"intrinsic" things that are not.

-- 
Simon Sapin

Received on Friday, 7 February 2014 17:32:59 UTC