Re: [csswg-drafts] [css-multicol-2] `columns` shorthand with `column-height` and `column-wrap` (#12050)

The CSS Working Group just discussed ``[css-multicol-2] `columns` shorthand with `column-height` and `column-wrap` ``, and agreed to the following:

* `RESOLVED: Adopt syntax 'columns: [ <column-width> || <column-count> ] [ / <column-height> ]?`
* `RESOLVED: Shorthand 'columns' also resets column-wrap (if it exists)`

<details><summary>The full IRC log of that discussion</summary>
&lt;fantasai> rachelandrew: Need to decide what to do with 'columns' shorthand and new properties<br>
&lt;fantasai> rachelandrew: Syntax we're proposing is in my last comment on the issue -- should we add column-height, and how do we represent it unambiguously<br>
&lt;TabAtkins> Looks good to me. Always unhappy having to use a /, but it's needed here.<br>
&lt;astearns> ack fantasai<br>
&lt;fantasai> fantasai: LGTM, with Oriol's fixes<br>
&lt;fantasai> florian: Seems fine to me. If we need column-wrap property... probably should cascade together?<br>
&lt;TabAtkins> fantasai: we could say that if column-wrap exists, it's reset-only by the longhand<br>
&lt;fantasai> astearns: If it goes to the shorthand, can extend it later<br>
&lt;fantasai> rachelandrew: yes<br>
&lt;TabAtkins> astearns: if we do need it in the shorthand, we can put it in after column-height probably<br>
&lt;TabAtkins> florian: i don't think the proposal says you reset colum-wrap right now, is that okay?<br>
&lt;fantasai> fantasai: We can resolve on both.<br>
&lt;TabAtkins> rachelandrew: I'm okay for now, yes.<br>
&lt;fantasai> PROPOSED: Adopt syntax 'columns: [ &lt;column-width> || &lt;column-count> ] [ / &lt;column-height> ]?<br>
&lt;TabAtkins> +1<br>
&lt;florian> +1<br>
&lt;kbabbitt> sgtm<br>
&lt;fantasai> PROPOSED: Shorthand 'columns' also resets column-wrap (if it exists)<br>
&lt;florian> +1<br>
&lt;fantasai> astearns: Any objections?<br>
&lt;fantasai> RESOLVED: Adopt syntax 'columns: [ &lt;column-width> || &lt;column-count> ] [ / &lt;column-height> ]?<br>
&lt;fantasai> RESOLVED: Shorthand 'columns' also resets column-wrap (if it exists)<br>
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