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https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=18346 --- Comment #6 from Anton P <antonsforums@yahoo.co.uk> 2012-09-20 08:30:29 UTC --- Proposal F: : 9.2 Controlling box generation : : The following sections describe the types of boxes that may be : generated in CSS 2.1. A box's type affects, in part, its behavior : in the visual formatting model. The 'display' property, described : below, specifies a box's type. : : <MovedFrom9.2.1><DEL>Each block-level element generates</DEL> : <INS>Certain values of the 'display' property cause an element of : the source document to generate</INS> a : *principal <DEL>block-level</DEL> box* that contains descendant : boxes and generated content and is also the box involved in any : positioning scheme. Some <DEL>block-level</DEL> elements may : generate additional boxes in addition to the principal box: : 'list-item' elements. These additional boxes are placed with : respect to the principal box.</MovedFrom9.2.1> : : 9.2.1 Block-level elements and block boxes : : Block-level elements <DEL>are</DEL> <INS> – </INS> those elements of : the source document that are formatted visually as blocks (e.g., : paragraphs)<DEL>.</DEL> <INS> – are elements which generate a : block-level principal box.</INS> <DEL>The following values</DEL> : <INS>Values</INS> of the 'display' property <INS>that</INS> make an : element block-level<DEL>:</DEL> <INS>include</INS> 'block', : 'list-item', and 'table'. <MovedFromBelow>*Block-level boxes* are : boxes that participate in a : _block formatting context_.</MovedFromBelow> : : <MovedToAbove>Block-level boxes are boxes that participate in a : block formatting context.</MovedToAbove> <MovedTo9.2>Each : block-level element generates a principal block-level box that : contains descendant boxes and generated content and is also the box : involved in any positioning scheme. Some block-level elements may : generate additional boxes in addition to the principal box: : 'list-item' elements. These additional boxes are placed with : respect to the principal box.</MovedTo9.2> : : <DEL>Except for table boxes, which are described in a later : chapter, and replaced elements, a block-level box is also a block : container box.</DEL> <INS>Most block-level boxes are also block : container boxes.</INS> A block container box either contains only : block-level boxes or establishes an : _inline formatting context_<link to 9.4.2> and thus contains only : _inline-level boxes_<link to 9.2.2>. <INS>An element whose : principal box is a block container box is a : *block container element*. Values of the 'display' property that : make a non-replaced element generate a block container include : 'block', 'list-item' and 'inline-block'.</INS> Not all block : container boxes are block-level boxes: non-replaced inline blocks : and non-replaced table cells are block containers but : <INS>are</INS> not block-level <DEL>boxes</DEL>. <INS>Similarly, : not all block-level boxes are block container boxes: in CSS2.1, : table boxes and replaced elements are can be block-level, but are : not block containers.</INS> Block-level boxes that are also block : containers are called block boxes. : : The three terms "block-level box," "block container box," and : "block box" are sometimes abbreviated as "block" where unambiguous. : 9.2.4 The 'display' property : : [...] : : The values of this property have the following meanings: : : block : This value causes an element to generate a <INS>principal</INS> : block box. : : inline-block : This value causes an element to generate <DEL>an</DEL> : <INS>a principal</INS> inline-level block container. : <INS>(</INS>The inside of an inline-block is formatted as a block : box, and the element itself is formatted as an atomic : inline-level box.<INS>)</INS> : 17.4 Tables in the visual formatting model : : In terms of the visual formatting model, a table can behave : like a block-level (for 'display: table') or inline-level (for : 'display: inline-table') element. : : In both cases, the table generates a principal block : <INS>container</INS> box called the table wrapper box that : contains the table box itself and any caption boxes (in : document order). The table box is a block-level box that contains : the table's internal table boxes. The caption boxes are : <INS>principal</INS> block-level boxes that retain their own : content, padding, margin, and border areas, and are rendered as : normal block boxes inside the table wrapper box. Whether the : caption boxes are placed before or after the table box is decided : by the 'caption-side' property, as described below. : : The table wrapper box is <DEL>a 'block' box if the table is : block-level</DEL> <INS>block-level for 'display: table'</INS>, and : <DEL>an 'inline-block' box if the table is inline-level</DEL> : <INS>inline-level for 'display: inline-table'</INS>. [...] Notes (1) The definition of "principal block-level box" is extended to "principal box" for a wider range of elements (in CSS21: inline block, inline table and table cell in addition to block-level elements). This has no effect on the rest of the spec, since the only cases where the principal box is referred to is in the context of block-level elements/boxes. The definition is moved to 9.2 since it is no longer specific to block-level elements. (2) The term "block container element" is introduced to mean an element whose principal box is a block container box (in CSS21: block, inline-block, list-item, table, inline-table, table-caption, table-cell). (3) Technical terms used are linked to their definitions further down the chapter. (4) The term "block-level element", which is currently only fuzzily defined, is formally defined in 9.2.1 to mean an element whose principal box is block-level. The incomplete list of 'display' values which make an element block-level is explicitly called out as non-exhaustive. (5) The discussion of the relationship between block container boxes and block-level boxes is qualified as being specific to CSS21, thus making this section forwards-compatible with future levels. (6) The description of the values of the 'display' property in 9.2.4 are made more careful, ensuring that generated boxes are explicitly stated to be principal boxes where necessary (thus ensuring that the spec is clear about which elements are block-level and/or block containers). An existing sentence is parenthesized in the 'inline-block' value description, since it is both slightly woolly and redundant. (7) A couple of tweaks are made to 17.4 (Tables in the visual formatting model) to ensure that the descriptions used tie in correctly with the other changes, eg as per (6) above. (8) All instances in the spec where "block container(s)" is used without the word "box" in a context where one expects elements to be referred to, and all instances where "block container element(s)" is already used, remain correct with this proposal. (9) The part about list items and their additional box has been moved to 9.2. Whilst not strictly necessary for this proposal since that sentence is currently about block-level elements, the new location permits a further clarification that inline-level tables also generate an additional box, which aids proposals for Bug 17782. -- Configure bugmail: https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are the QA contact for the bug.
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