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Re: [css3-background] box-break keywords

From: Robert O'Callahan <robert@ocallahan.org>
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:31:42 +1300
Message-ID: <11e306600911191531x4ec38133g9cdb4848ceb00617@mail.gmail.com>
To: fantasai <fantasai.lists@inkedblade.net>
Cc: www-style@w3.org
On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 10:32 AM, fantasai <fantasai.lists@inkedblade.net>wrote:

> Based on the discussion at the telecon this week
>  http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2009Nov/0265.html
> I have decided to change the property syntax from
>  box-break: continuous | each-box
> to
>  box-break: slice | clone
>
> Everyone agreed that 'slice' was a clear mnemonic. I chose 'clone'
> because each box gets its own copy of the background and border.
>

At the risk of bikeshedding, I'd slightly prefer 'copy' over 'clone'. That's
the word you just used in your explanation :-).

Rob
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