- From: Ian Hickson <ian@hixie.ch>
- Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2002 12:18:44 +0000 (GMT)
- To: Etan Wexler <ewexler@stickdog.com>
- Cc: "www-style@w3.org" <www-style@w3.org>, Bert Bos <bert@w3.org>, Tantek Çelik <tantekc@microsoft.com>, Håkon Wium Lie <howcome@opera.com>
On Sat, 16 Nov 2002, Etan Wexler wrote: > > While I am aware of the given definition, I could not help but feel that > the word "may" was used in its colloquial sense in the passage which I > reproduce here: > > Notably for HTML, user agents may render borders > for certain elements (e.g., buttons, menus, etc.) > differently than for "ordinary" elements. > > I am asking the editors or the Working Group as a whole to confirm or deny > my suspicion. > > If my suspicion is wrong and the word "may" was, in fact, a grant of > permission, I must ask why the editors granted such permission. It's a grant, and it's because the borders provided by CSS are totally inadequate to render borders that look like native controls. -- Ian Hickson )\._.,--....,'``. fL "meow" /, _.. \ _\ ;`._ ,. http://index.hixie.ch/ `._.-(,_..'--(,_..'`-.;.'
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