Re: [CSS2.1] Text 16.6.2 Bidirectionality with Whitespace Collapsing

fantasai wrote:
> > Yes, but the spaces are going to have to be somewhere, they are not always in
> > the middle of elements.
> > The GEO FAQ concluded it was better to have them in the beginning.
> 
> With the exception of some restrictive content models, you can almost always
> get away with putting them *outside* the elements -- which works better when
> you format them anyway. Imagine an underline or a border on <em>:
> 
>     some <em> more </em> text
> 
> It's better to have
> 
>     some <em>more</em> text
> 
Ok, I see what you mean. In the context of the FAQ though, I considered the
space after "some" to be a trailing space in the containing element.

tex

Received on Wednesday, 5 November 2003 18:25:25 UTC