- From: Bert Bos <Bert.Bos@sophia.inria.fr>
- Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1998 00:27:28 +0200 (MET DST)
- To: jon seymour <jon@zeta.org.au>
- cc: www-style@w3.org, howcome@w3.org
On Sun, 26 Apr 1998, jon seymour wrote: > Re: http://www.w3.org/TR/PR-CSS2/box.html#mpb-examples > > I wonder if the example (boxdimeg.gif) is perhaps a little misleading, > because it appears as if the margin has been rendered in orange when, in > fact, it should be transparent. In which case, I presume, the area > containing the margin of the UL element should be rendered in the > backround colour of the containing element, in this case BODY which does > not have a background colour specified. > > Of course, it is possible that I have misinterpreted the diagram used in > the example, and the outer region of the orange rectangle is not, in > fact, the margin of the UL element. You're right, the diagram is misleading. The margin of the UL is better drawn without the orange color. Bert -- Bert Bos ( W 3 C ) http://www.w3.org/ http://www.w3.org/people/bos/ W3C/INRIA bert@w3.org 2004 Rt des Lucioles / BP 93 +33 4 93 65 76 92 06902 Sophia Antipolis Cedex, France +33 (0)4 92 38 76 92 (<--- after 5 Jan 1998)
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