- From: Noam Rosenthal via GitHub <noreply@w3.org>
- Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2025 08:37:00 +0000
- To: public-css-archive@w3.org
> Almost all shorthand properties in CSS are singular (except `columns`). So for better consistency, wouldn't `corner` be better here? > > https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_cascade/Shorthand_properties > > I don't know why `columns` became plural, and without a good reason, the reference would not be convincing. Especially since `border-radius` is also singular. The other shorthands, like background, border, margin, etc, can be described as a *facet* of style rather than a *singular component* of style. The words "column" and "corner" are not normally used like that, a column or a corner is a component of the layout/contour, not the whole facet. e.g. "How would you style the background of this element" sounds like it would describe the whole border of the element, while "how would you style the corner of this element" (or column) sounds like an error. Which corner? The other shorthands like "corner-shape" and "border-radius" also fit as a facet word. The equivalent facet-like words for corners/columns would be perhaps "contour" or "column-layout". But contour feels clunky and would perhaps be reserved for defining the corners and edges together. `corners` is colloquial and easy to understand, and given the `columns` precedent I think it works the best. -- GitHub Notification of comment by noamr Please view or discuss this issue at https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/issues/11623#issuecomment-2983240926 using your GitHub account -- Sent via github-notify-ml as configured in https://github.com/w3c/github-notify-ml-config
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