Re: outline-width-095/096 invalid

On Saturday 2010-10-16 13:28 -0700, "Gérard Talbot" wrote:
> 
> > These testcases (note 095 and 096 have different authors):
> > http://test.csswg.org/suites/css2.1/20101001/html4/outline-width-095.htm
> > http://test.csswg.org/suites/css2.1/20101001/xhtml1/outline-width-095.xht
> > http://test.csswg.org/suites/css2.1/20101001/html4/outline-width-096.htm
> > http://test.csswg.org/suites/css2.1/20101001/xhtml1/outline-width-096.xht
> > are invalid because they assume that the outline is always drawn
> > around the border box.  In particular, the spec says:
> >   # Outlines may be non-rectangular. For example, if the element is
> >   # broken across several lines, the outline is the minimum outline
> >   # that encloses all the element's boxes. In contrast to borders,
> >   # the outline is not open at the line box's end or start, but is
> >   # always fully connected if possible.
> >    --http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/ui.html#dynamic-outlines
> >
> > In Gecko's case, we currently interpret "encloses all the element's
> > boxes" as enclosing the outlines of descendants.  (We might change
> > that, though, but it's still a valid behavior.)
> 
> David,
> 
> I understand that "encloses all all the element's boxes" can mean
> enclosing the outlines of descendants, therefore making the black
> outline in outline-width-095 twice thicker than - maybe or possibly -
> expected, and overlapping the pass condition text.
> 
> But I do not understand why this has anything to do with
> outline-width-096 and why it makes 096 invalid. Please elaborate.
> 
> #parent's outline-style is none. And computed value of outline-width is
> "
> '0' if the outline style is 'none'
> "
> http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/ui.html#dynamic-outlines
> 
> Even if my testcase is invalid, the statement of the spec should still
> be testable, testcase-able.

Sorry, you're right; testcase 096 is fine.

-David

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Received on Saturday, 16 October 2010 20:34:36 UTC