- From: Boris Zbarsky <bzbarsky@MIT.EDU>
- Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 13:39:22 -0500
- To: staffan.mahlen@comhem.se
- Cc: "www-style@w3.org" <www-style@w3.org>
> This seems wise to me, since i believe the above definition might > yield a negative containing block width. Worse yet, it requires fully laying out the inline before even attempting to lay out the positioned element. The inline generates multiple boxes, and you have to hold of dealing with the absolutely positioned element until all the boxes are done... what happens when the inline spans a page break? Frankly, if none of the current UAs implement what the spec says, I propose changing the wording to say that the containing block is formed by the first box the inline generates (that is, from the start of the inline to the first line break or the end of the inline, whichever comes first). Boris -- A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any invention in human history, with the possible exceptions of handguns and tequila.
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