- From: Hakon Lie <howcome@w3.org>
- Date: Tue, 6 Aug 1996 14:59:03 +0200
- To: Jonas Salling <salling@cooper.xanthus.se>
- Cc: www-style@w3.org
Jonas Salling writes: > Wouldn't adding "clear: left" to the first-letter would look like this: > ----- he first line > | he second line > | > | > ----- > | > | > | Yes. > Adding "clear: left" to the containing P seems awkward... That's what you will have to do. I don't find it awkward, but in the case where you also have a floating image, you will not be able to distinguish between the image and the drop cap since the drop cap is a floating element. But, you would not want to combine floating images with drop caps, would you? Treating drop caps like any other element simplifies imlementations. To meet your requirements, one would have to make special rules for drop-cap elements, or introduce a general mechanism for dealing with various levels of "clearing". Personally, I don't think it's worth it for CSS1. Regards, -h&kon Hakon W Lie, W3C/INRIA, Sophia-Antipolis, France http://www.w3.org/people/howcome howcome@w3.org
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