On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 2:05 PM, Zack Weinberg <zweinberg@mozilla.com>wrote:
> I'm not fond of the box-flex idea because it's not obvious which
> dimension, or even which *axis*, it applies to. Keep it around for XUL
> back compat, sure, but not the recommended way forward.
It's no less obvious than it already is for XUL users, and we haven't had
complaints in that area AFAIK.
As a side issue, what's the rationale for restricting flex units to
> some subset of the box dimension properties? I would think it would be
> useful in any length property.
>
To limit complexity.
Rob
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