I18N-ISSUE-11 ([css-writing-modes]): Bidi algorithm boundaries [CSS3-writing-modes]

I18N-ISSUE-11 ([css-writing-modes]): Bidi algorithm boundaries [CSS3-writing-modes]

http://www.w3.org/International/track/issues/11

Raised by: Matitiahu Allouche
On product: CSS3-writing-modes

2. Inline Direction and Bidirectionality
http://www.w3.org/TR/2011/WD-css3-writing-modes-20110201/#text-direction

WG Reviewed: Yes

"User agents that support bidirectional text must apply the 
Unicode bidirectional algorithm to every sequence of inline boxes 
uninterrupted by a forced (bidi class B) line break or block boundary." 
should be 
"User agents that support bidirectional text must apply the 
Unicode bidirectional algorithm to every sequence of inline boxes 
uninterrupted by a forced (bidi class B) paragraph break or block 
boundary."

Rationale: the status of line breaks, in particular the <br> tag, re 
bidi isolation is blurry. Paragraphs are unequivocal bidi isolators.

Received on Thursday, 10 March 2011 17:31:42 UTC