- From: H?kon Wium Lie via cvs-syncmail <cvsmail@w3.org>
- Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:25:02 +0000
- To: public-css-commits@w3.org
Update of /sources/public/csswg/css3-gcpm In directory hutz:/tmp/cvs-serv32099 Modified Files: Overview.src.html Log Message: refining alternative float model Index: Overview.src.html =================================================================== RCS file: /sources/public/csswg/css3-gcpm/Overview.src.html,v retrieving revision 1.117 retrieving revision 1.118 diff -u -d -r1.117 -r1.118 --- Overview.src.html 21 Sep 2011 18:19:26 -0000 1.117 +++ Overview.src.html 21 Sep 2011 18:24:59 -0000 1.118 @@ -2473,16 +2473,21 @@ <p>Four new keywords on 'float' have been added: <dl> + <dt>top <dd>the box is floated to the top of the natural column + <dt>bottom <dd>the box is floated to the bottom of the natural column + <dt>top-corner <dd>the box is floated to the top of the last column in the inline direction that fits inside the multicol element on the same page. I.e., overflow columns are not considered. + <dt>bottom-corner <dd>similar to 'top-corner', exept the box is floated to the bottom + <dt>snap -<dd>similar to 'top' if the box is naturally near the top; similar to 'bottom' if the box is naturally near the bottom. The 'widows'/'orphans' properties are consulted to determine if the box is near the top/bottom. +<dd>same as 'top' if the box is naturally near the top; same as 'bottom' if the box is naturally near the bottom. The 'widows'/'orphans' properties may be consulted to determine if the box is near the top/bottom. </dl> <div class=example> @@ -2511,6 +2516,10 @@ </pre> </div> +<p class=issue> +In the examples above, the width is set to 100% to fill the available space. This is typically how paper-based layouts have used column-span. If, however, the width is smaller than the available space, how should the box be positioned. (Probably on the side, based on the writing direction.) And, should content flow around it? (Probably not: it may be hard to implement and have little use.) +</div> + <p>The 'column-span' property is extended with integer values so that elements can span several columns. If the specified integer value is equal to, or larger than the number of columns in the multicol element, the number of columns spanned will be the same as if 'column-span: all' had been specified. <div class=example>
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