Re: [CSS21] response to issue from Boris Zbarsky on 2004-02-09 (www-style@w3.org from February 2004)

From: Boris Zbarsky <bzbarsky@MIT.EDU>
Date: Mon, 09 Feb 2004 13:22:34 -0600
To: Bert Bos <bert@w3.org>, www-style@w3.org
Message-ID: <4027DDFA.7090700@mit.edu>

Bert Bos wrote:
> 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>
> CSS WG response:
> 
>     Not a problem since 8.1 is rather vague anyway.

Given that at least one major browser (IE/Windows) actually implements 
this sentence rather literally, I don't see it as being "not a 
problem"....  A lot of people have the impression that te IE/Windows 
behavior is correct, and doing anything to further that impression is 
extremely harmful, in my opinion.

-Boris

Received on Monday, 9 February 2004 14:22:51 UTC