Re: CSS 2.1 text-align:justify issue [CSS2.1] [css3-text]

On Sat, Jul 26, 2008 at 2:26 AM, Bert Bos <bert@w3.org> wrote:

> In 16.2, replace
>
>    If the computed value of text-align is 'justify' while the computed
>    value of white-space is 'pre' or 'pre-line', the actual value of
>    text-align is set to the initial value.
>
> with
>
>    If the computed value of 'text-align' is 'justify' and the computed
>    value of white-space is 'pre', 'pre-line' or 'pre-wrap', then the
>     actual value of 'text-align' is set to the initial value.
>

This seems unnecessary, why not just get rid of it?

   If an element has a computed value for 'white-space'
>    of 'pre', 'pre-line' or 'pre-wrap', then neither the glyphs in that
>    element nor the spaces between them must be stretched or shrunk for
>    the purposes of justification.


Sounds good, but why include 'pre-line' there? IMHO spaces in pre-line text
should be able to stretch for justification.

Rob
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the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are
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own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all." [Isaiah
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