- From: Grant, Melinda <melinda.grant@hp.com>
- Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2007 20:39:05 -0000
- To: "fantasai" <fantasai.lists@inkedblade.net>, "David E. Ross" <david@rossde.com>
- Cc: <www-style@w3.org>
fantasai said: > This case wouldn't be triggered except when vertical and > horizontal text modes are mixed. The layout *has* to change > when it's printed to avoid splitting individual lines of text > across the page break. Either we leave a big gap at the > bottom of the page so that the column can shift to the next > page, or we adjust the column widths so that the page is > filled. If the layout engine can paginate content into > different- sized columns, I don't see a good reason for us to > require a large gap. We should ensure the author has tools to control this behavior, as neither approach will be best in all situations. > (Note that the columns in my ascii diagrams were vertical > text in horizontal columns. I suppose I didn't make that clear.) But the concept applies equally to horizontal text formatted in columns and printed in a landscape orientation. Best wishes, Melinda
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