- From: Ian Hickson <ian@hixie.ch>
- Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 10:46:14 +0000 (UTC)
- To: Boris Zbarsky <bzbarsky@MIT.EDU>
- Cc: www-style@w3.org
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.)
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