- From: Ian Hickson <ianh@hixie.ch>
- Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2001 17:29:56 +0000 (GMT)
- To: ValerieGSharp <ValerieGSharp@netscapeonline.co.uk>
- cc: "www-style@w3.org" <www-style@w3.org>
On Mon, 3 Sep 2001, ValerieGSharp wrote:
>
> But the containing block for an element with position:static is formed
> by the *content* edge of the ancestor, not the padding edge.
>
> So, for an Abs. Pos. element with offsets 'auto', should the containing
> block be formed by the padding or the content edge?
Padding edge, but I don't understand why this is a problem. Could you give
an example where there is a contradiction or unexpected behaviour if one
assumes that the spec (including errata) is correct?
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