- From: Gerard Torenvliet <g_torenvliet@sympatico.ca>
- Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2003 12:50:27 -0400
- To: <www-style@w3.org>
- Message-ID: <a25j6n6nfy0cc17.040620031250@127.0.0.1>
All, I hope this is the right place for this request (please chide me charitably if not!). I have been looking over the drafts for CSS 3.0, and they are missing a few things that I had been hoping that I would see: - the ability to achieve the same effect as the text-align style, but for elements like div (i.e., to have the ability to set a div to a certain size and then center that div in its parent) - the ability to specify sizes in a combination of units (i.e. left = 0.4em + 16px); this would allow me to more easily construct relative-sized layouts - the ability to specify widths and heights that span the remainder of the space to the edge of the viewport; this would allow me to create elements that, for instance, started at a left position of 20% and stretched all the way to the right edge of the viewport. With CSS 2.0, I am able to achieve the first effect by nesting divs, and the third by using javascript sizing. Nesting divs is acceptable (but cumbersome); the more that reliance on Javascript in sizing can be eliminated, the more accessible my pages will be. Is there a provision for these effects in CSS 3.0 that I've missed? If not, what is the process for getting these ideas considered for inclusion? Thanks, -Gerard === Gerard Torenvliet Lead User Interface Designer Watchfire Corp.
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