Re: Blog Draft from Julee (was: WPW#4: Visual formatting model from CSS 2.1)

Well, that was embarrassing... ;-) Taken care of. Thanks, Phistuck! J


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From:  PhistucK <phistuck@gmail.com>
Date:  Wednesday, May 29, 2013 11:39 AM
To:  Doug Schepers <schepers@w3.org>
Cc:  WebPlatform Community <public-webplatform@w3.org>
Subject:  Re: Blog Draft from Julee (was: WPW#4: Visual formatting model
from CSS 2.1)

There is a problem with the "Week Four of Web Platform Wednesday" link at
the beginning of the post, it leads to an embarrassing page. ;)


☆PhistucK


On Wed, May 29, 2013 at 8:44 PM, Doug Schepers <schepers@w3.org> wrote:
> Hi, folks-
> 
> Julee wrote up this excellent blog draft, which I approved and published.
> 
> For Web Platform Wednesdays blog posts, I propose that a single approval
> should be enough to publish the blog post.
> 
> http://blog.webplatform.org/2013/05/wpw4-visual-formatting/
> <http://blog.webplatform.org/2013/05/wpw4-visual-formatting/>
> 
> [[
> Web Platform Wednesdays, Week 4: Visual formatting
> May 29 2013 <tel:2013>
> by Julee
> For Week Four of Web Platform Wednesday, we focus on the visual formatting
> model properties: margins, padding, width, height, position, float, clear,
> display, top, right, bottom, left, z-index, direction, and unicode-bidi. Best
> practices are scattered all over the place for some of these basic properties:
> 
> Remove defaults on different browsers by resetting margins to 0 – wait a
> second… that’s a lot of rendering!
> To increase accuracy of finger-based events, increase padding and margins.
> When should you use px vs. percentages?
> Folks need explanations and examples that are tried and true, that use best
> practices, and that follow design principles, such as simplicity, visibility,
> and reuse. A lot of thought can go into crafting one of these CSS properties
> pages. Contributing to one of these properties is a great way to deepen your
> own understanding of the basics. What are the experts saying about using the
> property now? How are designers and developers creating new uses for new
> browsers, devices, and workflows?
> 
> But first and foremost, the Web Platform Wednesday project is focusing on the
> basics: ensure the syntax, descriptions, and examples are accurate. You don’t
> need to be an expert to look at a page and make sure the values match the
> spec, or that it provides basic facts or solid examples. That’s why we’re
> here: to get the facts down and to provide clear, usable information about
> these properties. Join us this week as we form the foundations of this dynamic
> resource.
> ]]
> 
> Regards-
> -Doug
> 
> 
> On 5/24/13 5:51 PM, Doug Schepers wrote:
>> Hi, folks-
>> 
>> Julee and I (with some help from Fro and Scott) decided that next week,
>> we're going back to basics:
>> 
>> Section 9 from CSS 2.1: the Visual formatting model, comprising these
>> properties:
>> 
>> * margin
>> * margin-bottom
>> * margin-left
>> * margin-right
>> * margin-top
>> * padding
>> * padding-bottom
>> * padding-left
>> * padding-right
>> * padding-top
>> * width
>> * height
>> * position
>> * float
>> * clear
>> * display
>> * top
>> * right
>> * bottom
>> * left
>> * z-index
>> * direction
>> * unicode-bidi
>> 
>> Scott and Peter may be filming a video about walking through one or more
>> of these.
>> 
>> We'll need someone to write up a blog post and tweet, and a list of
>> coordinators for next week.
>> 
>> Regards-
>> -Doug
>> 
> 
> 
>