Re: overflow and subsequent boxes

Should it start at the end of the overflowed text, or should
>it be adjacent the boundary of the previous box, just as if text had not
>overflowed?

I think the latter (as interpreted in IE5) is correct. To test you should
either reverse your paragraphs or duplicate the second)<g>

I just tested it in Raptors viewer.exe
(NS5), and got the same result


from the spec:

hidden
This value indicates that the boxes are clipped and that no scrolling
mechanism should be provided to view the content outside the clipping
region; users will not have access to clipped content. The size and shape of
the clipping region is specified by the 'clip' property.

and later

A clipping region defines what portion of an element's rendered content is
visible. By default, the clipping region has the same size and shape as the
element's box(es). However, the clipping region may be modified by the
'clip' property.

But I agree it is not 100% clear.

Frank

Frank Boumphrey

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-----Original Message-----
From: Braden N. McDaniel <braden@shadow.net>
To: W3C Style Sheets Mailing List (E-mail) <www-style@w3.org>
Date: Thursday, August 13, 1998 3:16 AM
Subject: overflow and subsequent boxes


>Refer to the attached example. It is clear to me that the value of
>"overflow" should not affect the size of the box, and thus not affect where
>the border is drawn. What isn't clear to me is how the following box should
>be positioned. Should it start at the end of the overflowed text, or should
>it be adjacent the boundary of the previous box, just as if text had not
>overflowed?
>
>Braden
>

Received on Thursday, 13 August 1998 08:46:22 UTC