Re: [csswg-drafts] [css-multicol-2] `column-wrap`, `column-height` and column balancing (#11976)

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

* `RESOLVED: go with option B (balancing still works)`

<details><summary>The full IRC log of that discussion</summary>
&lt;rachelandrew> https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/issues/11976#issuecomment-3227424707<br>
&lt;TabAtkins> rachelandrew: this is about this particular comment, not rest of issue thread<br>
&lt;TabAtkins> rachelandrew: we resolved, if there's not enough content to fill a column-height, you'll still get the specified height<br>
&lt;TabAtkins> rachelandrew: Morten points out that this can disable column balancing, if you've got all the height you can put all content in the first column<br>
&lt;TabAtkins> rachelandrew: think this isnt' what we want<br>
&lt;TabAtkins> rachelandrew: but it would mimic what happens in normal Multicol; if you've got more space you can still balance<br>
&lt;TabAtkins> florian: did you suggest that the row stretches to fill the space but the line wouldn't?<br>
&lt;TabAtkins> rachelandrew: we've got the columns themselves, then the content inside. if you stretch both it disables balancing effectively<br>
&lt;TabAtkins> rachelandrew: we dont' want that<br>
&lt;TabAtkins> rachelandrew: I think what we want here is MOrten's Option B<br>
&lt;astearns> ack fantasai<br>
&lt;TabAtkins> fantasai: if you run out of space before a spanner... never mind<br>
&lt;TabAtkins> astearns: objection to going with option b?<br>
&lt;TabAtkins> florian: there's lots of details in the issue, it's subtle. *if we assume* that what's discussed here in the room is sufficient, then I agree with B.<br>
&lt;TabAtkins> astearns: If there's re implications we missed, Morten will bring them up<br>
&lt;TabAtkins> RESOLVED: go with option B (balancing still works)<br>
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