- From: Etan Wexler <ewexler@stickdog.com>
- Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 00:00 -0800
- To: www-style@w3.org, Ian Hickson <ian@hixie.ch>
- Cc: Bert Bos <bert@w3.org>, Tantek Çelik <tantek@cs.stanford.edu>, Håkon Wium Lie <howcome@opera.com>
Ian Hickson quoted me and wrote to <www-style@w3.org> on 22 February 2003 in 'Re: WD-CSS21-20020802 section 8, "Box model", substantive comments' (<mid:Pine.LNX.4.50.0302220517250.3785-100000@dhalsim.dreamhost.com>): >> The specification needs to specify exactly which elements confer the >> permission to deviate from the box model. As it stands, an implementor >> could claim that 'p' and 'div' elements are the "certain elements" >> mentioned in the specification. > Yes, they could, but they'd be the laughing stock of the CSS community. True though that be, I remain unsatisfied. What we need is not a laughingstock but a set of clear conformance criteria. If the criteria are not only clear but strict too, the CSS community is all the better for it. -- Etan Wexler <mailto:ewexler@stickdog.com>. If trannies are five, then queers are six, and if queers are six then Donna Dresch is seven.
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