- From: Bert Bos <bert@w3.org>
- Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2004 17:46:01 +0100
- To: Boris Zbarsky <bzbarsky@MIT.EDU>
- Cc: www-style@w3.org
This is the CSS WG's response to an issue you raised on the last CSS
2.1 draft (http://www.w3.org/TR/2003/WD-CSS21-20030915). We want to
publish CSS 2.1 as a CR in about two weeks. Please let us know this
week if you think our response is wrong.
Your e-mail:
http://www.w3.org/mid/200310041953.h94JrMkT024123@no-knife.mit.edu
Section 8.1 (Box Dimensions)
<http://www.w3.org/TR/2003/WD-CSS21-20030915/box.html#box-dimensions>
The definition of "box width" given in this section gives me some
pause. The only mentions of the term "box width" in chapters 8-18
of the specification (other than this definition) are:
A) A statement immediately preceding that says that box widths are
explained in a later chapter.
B) Discussion of percent values for left/right (section 9.3.1
Choosing a positioning scheme: 'position' property). The prose
there says these are percentages of the "containing block's box
width"; is it really intended that he containing block's margin's
affect the offset from the padding edge in this case, per the
definition of "box width"?
C) Discussion of min-width/max-width (10.4 Minimum and maximum
widths: 'min-width' and 'max-width'). The prose here says that
these properties constrain "box widths".... except that's not true
according to the Section 8.1 definition of "box width". They
constrain content widths.
D) A reference to "page box width" in chapter 13. This also seems
to want the content width.
CSS WG response:
Removed definition of box width and box height (A).
Changed occurrences B (removed "box").
Used "content width" instead of "box width" (C).
D is referring to the {{page box} width} not the {page {box width}}.
For the CSS WG,
Bert
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