Re: [CSS 2.1] redundant note in font-size (15.7)

Bert Bos wrote:
> The 2004 version of CSS 2.1 had a table of suggested scaling factors[2] 
> between the font sizes from 'xx-small' to 'xx-large', with a note that 
> explained there was no longer a fixed factor, just a set of suggested 
> factors. We then decided to remove those suggested factors and instead 
> add a note saying that just there is no fixed factor. But we forgot to 
> remove the old note.
> 
> So now there are two notes, both of which say that there is no longer a 
> fixed factor. In addition, the second, old, note says there are 
> suggested factors, which is not true.
> 
> I suggest we drop that second note, called "Note 2" in the spec[1]. And 
> remove the "1" from "Note 1" just above it.
> 
> [1] 
> http://www.w3.org/TR/2009/CR-CSS2-20090423/fonts.html#propdef-font-size
> [2] 
> http://www.w3.org/TR/2004/CR-CSS21-20040225/fonts.html#propdef-font-size

Note 2 has better wording, imho. I suggest combining them instead,
removing the last sentence of Note 2 and instead appending "Implementation
experience has demonstrated... previous specifications" from the first
note.

~fantasai

Received on Monday, 13 July 2009 22:28:52 UTC