Re: CSS2.1: :before and :after 'display' values from Ian Hickson on 2002-09-20 (www-style@w3.org from September 2002)

From: Ian Hickson <ian@hixie.ch>
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 14:41:34 +0000 (GMT)
To: "Eric A. Meyer" <eric@meyerweb.com>
Cc: "www-style@w3.org" <www-style@w3.org>
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0209201440170.15733-100000@dhalsim.dreamhost.com>

On Fri, 20 Sep 2002, Eric A. Meyer wrote:
> 
> The :before and :after pseudo-elements elements allow values of the 
> 'display' property as follows: [...]
> 
>     Should 'inline-block' be added to that list of allowed values?  It 
> seems to me that if you can make the generated content 'inline' and 
> 'block', you ought to be able to make it a blend of the two.  There 
> are cases in which it would be very useful, arguably even necessary.

Agreed.

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