Re: [css21] computed value of top/bottom for relative positioning from Boris Zbarsky on 2009-02-12 (www-style@w3.org from February 2009)

From: Boris Zbarsky <bzbarsky@MIT.EDU>
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:43:58 -0500
To: Anton Prowse <prowse@moonhenge.net>
CC: www-style@w3.org
Message-ID: <49948A0E.1070305@mit.edu>

Anton Prowse wrote:
> Nice puzzle!  I don't think you're missing anything, and I suppose it 
> depends on what the philosophy of computed values is.  Do specified 
> percentages normally remain as percentages for the purposes of the 
> computed value?

Yes.

I think Anne's point is that section 9.4.3 should explicitly say that 
the computed value of the non-auto side (or the non-ignored side in the 
overconstrained case) is whatever normally happens for computed values 
for the property.

I agree that it should.

-Boris

Received on Thursday, 12 February 2009 20:44:51 UTC