Preliminary feedback, comments on multicol tests

Hello,

"
Håkon encourages people to review the new tests in the multi-col test
suite.
"

Due to a coincidence involving clip-001 test, I examined a multicolumn
test and then examined more multicolumn tests.

I'll start with
http://test.csswg.org/suites/css3-multicol/nightly-unstable/html4/containing-001.htm

line 10 div {
	font-family: ahem;
	font-size: 1em;
	line-height: 1em;

Issue 1
-------

Font-size will compute to 16px which is not ideal, not good for creating
an associated reftest... because not dividable by 5px.

It must be said here that reftests, by definition [1], should be using
different features, different methods of achieving layout in order to
reduce risks of false positives. If computed font-size when using Ahem
font is not dividable by 5px, then accurate, reliable baseline alignment
positioning is not garanteed, is not good.


Issue 2
-------

line 19	widows: 1;
	orphans: 1;

I do not understand why widows and orphans have to be specified: is
there a need to use, specify 1? If/Assuming these declarations are
needed, then shouldn't the test be flagged as paged?

The default is

'orphans'
    Value:  	<integer> | inherit
    Initial:  	2

'widows'
    Value:  	<integer> | inherit
    Initial:  	2


I see the occurences of issue 1 and issue 2 in many multicolumn tests.


[1]: "The reference file uses a different method to produce the same
rendering as the test file. (...) it is necessary to use features that,
although different from the tested features"
http://wiki.csswg.org/test/reftest#the-reftest-reference-file

regards, Gérard
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