On Mon, 30 Aug 2004, Boris Zbarsky wrote: > Ian Hickson wrote: > > > Yes. ("But rather than actually calculating the dimensions of that > > hypothetical box, user agents are free to make a guess at its probable > > position.") > > > > And even more complicated if some of those were positioned too... > > May I ask why this complicated requirement is being made? Would it not > make more sense to consider the position with "float" fixed up to "none" > as required for absolutely positioned content? Are there use cases for > the more complicated rendering currently required by the spec? It was a "simplification" of what WinIE did, I believe. If there is anything resembling interoperability on a simpler model, the WG might consider changing to that. (I certainly would be in favour of something more sane here.) -- Ian Hickson U+1047E )\._.,--....,'``. fL http://ln.hixie.ch/ U+263A /, _.. \ _\ ;`._ ,. Things that are impossible just take longer. `._.-(,_..'--(,_..'`-.;.'Received on Monday, 30 August 2004 10:46:50 UTC
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