Re: New values for Float property

>  This is not entirely correct. right-to-left layout with floats is
> currently implemented correctly in the latest versions of Firefox and IE8
> with rtl bidirection (dir="rtl"). Fails in both Safari and Opera.
>
> <http://css-class.com/test/css/bidi/float-left-right-edge-rtl.htm>
>
> <http://css-class.com/test/css/bidi/float-right-left-edge-rtl.htm>
>
> The examples shows text direction, which is not what I'm not talking about.
it has float:right for rtl and float:left for ltr . what do you expect of
that!?

The idea is one style, different layouts. just like what is text-align did
recently for text alignment. (two new values , start/end are introduced.)
So *we* want similar things for blocks! that's all.


 That testcase isn't about float:left and right swapping sides for
> rtl.  It's about the overflow behavior when a float to the end-edge
> (i.e., float:right in ltr, float:left in rtl) is wider than its
> container.  You don't want a right float to stick out of the left
> side of its container because then you can't scroll to the overflow,
> since scrollbars only scroll in one direction from the default
> position.
>
> I believe I  proposed a spec change for that, but I can't find the
> proposal right now.
>
That's another issue with float.

But guys what about new flexible boxing model introduced recently. aren't
they to replace current boxing model. and it is direction dependent boxing
model.
http://www.w3.org/TR/2009/WD-css3-flexbox-20090723/
I suppose it is an additional layout module to the interface. But this
doesn't affect current issues with float.
So please don't put aside proposed values.