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[csswg-drafts] [css-writing-mode] (#5373)

From: zjopy via GitHub <sysbot+gh@w3.org>
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2020 19:44:23 +0000
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zjopy has just created a new issue for https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts:

== [css-writing-mode] ==
Is there a reason, why the `writing-mode` of an element isn't inferred from its `lang` HTML attribute?

It seems to me like should, since it should be a property of the markup instead of the presentation, for the same reason that `direction` is inferred from the `dir` attribute.

In other words, why is the inline direction (set by `direction`) semantic while the block direction (set by `writing-mode`) is presentational?

I know that some vertical languages like Chinese are in the way of transitioning to becoming horizontal languages, but the underlying question still remains. Shouldn't the block direction be a semantic property of the markup instead of the presentation?

Please view or discuss this issue at https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/issues/5373 using your GitHub account


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