- From: H?kon Wium Lie via cvs-syncmail <cvsmail@w3.org>
- Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:35:58 +0000
- To: public-css-commits@w3.org
Update of /sources/public/csswg/css3-gcpm In directory hutz:/tmp/cvs-serv2856 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 1.118 retrieving revision 1.119 diff -u -d -r1.118 -r1.119 --- Overview.src.html 21 Sep 2011 18:24:59 -0000 1.118 +++ Overview.src.html 21 Sep 2011 18:35:56 -0000 1.119 @@ -2467,8 +2467,19 @@ and the new 'float-modifier', provides support for common paper-based layouts. -<p>Care has been take to avoid being able to specify layouts -that are hard to achieve, or that can be achieved in other ways. +<p>(A few words about the difference between mk2 and mk1: Care has +now been take to avoid being able to specify layouts that are hard to +achieve, or that can be achieved in other ways. For example, by saying +'top-corner' instead of 'top-left' or 'top-right', it becomes +impossible to specify a layout where one has to replace already +laid-out content. Compared to the mk1 float model, mk2 does not allow +one to explicityly set the containing block of the float; the CB is +column or the multicol element (depending on the keyword in use). It +is therefore impossible to float something to the top of the page. +However, given that 'column-span' now is widely supported, one can +make (say) the root element a multicol element. Floating something to +the top of the multicol element thereby floats it to the top of the +page.) <p>Four new keywords on 'float' have been added:
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