Proposal for non-normative example section (Was: RE: How is it possible to devise such a feeble system?)

So nobody really understands the spec, even on this list. How much less
likely is it that a beginning developer will understand it?

There should be a non-normative section of CSS3 (and CSS2.1) giving
techniques for table-less layouts. Two important cases are: the one
discussed here, centering stuff vertically and horizontally; and 2- and
3-column-based layouts. Then the editors of CSS will be able to see
whether CSS is a feasible replacement for tables. If CSS requires much
more code or harder-to-read code than a table-based layout, CSS needs to
be reconsidered.

Jeffrey Yasskin

> -----Original Message-----
> From: www-style-request@w3.org 
> [mailto:www-style-request@w3.org] On Behalf Of Peter Foti (PeterF)
> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 1:27 PM
> To: 'www-style@w3.org'
> Subject: RE: How is it possible to devise such a feeble system?
> 
> 
> > > This raises a new question.  Wouldn't "text-align" be more
> > appropriately
> > > called "horizontal-align"?  I mean, you might have non-text
> > items within
> > > the element that you are applying the alignment to.
> >
> > Because text-align only aligns inline content.
> 
> 
> No, text-align applies only to block level content.  
> vertical-align only applies to inline.
> 
> For example, using this style sheet:
> <style type="text/css">
> .example1
> {
>    text-align: center;
> }
> </style>
> 
> 
> with this code:
> 
> <div class="example1">
>    <div>Text 1</div>
>    <div>More text</div>
> </div>
> 
> Should result in both lines being centered.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > It does not align block
> > children.  So something like:
> >
> > <div style="text-align: center">
> > <div style="width: 50%">Text</div>
> > </div>
> >
> > Would center "Text" within the inner div (by inheritance) but not 
> > center the inner div within the outer one (because a div is block 
> > content).
> >
> > Boris
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> 
>

Received on Wednesday, 24 October 2001 14:38:04 UTC