- From: Liam Quin via GitHub <sysbot+gh@w3.org>
- Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2016 21:18:04 +0000
- To: public-css-archive@w3.org
On Wed, 2016-10-12 at 10:57 -0700, Jen Simmons wrote: > I feel like `arrange` could potentially be confusing because it's too > close to `align`. > > It's hard to remember which is which already: > `justify-self` > `align-self` > `justify-items` > `align-items` > `justify-content` > `align-content` Traditionally in graphic design i think we have, * distribute items - put even amounts of space between them * align items - line them up along a common axis in some way * justify items - distribute space between them so the edges align with two outer axes * position items - a pretentious way of saying put items into their assigned places There are some other terms used in design and composition but I don't think they are relevant here. "arrange" is a more general term that subsumes all the ones I listed, I think. Liam -- GitHub Notification of comment by liamquin Please view or discuss this issue at https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/issues/595#issuecomment-253342211 using your GitHub account
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