Re: Frameset/Frame Specification Amendment (HTML+CSS)

Yesterday I've been reading through the CSS3 specs to propose suggestions 
for a CSS successor of HTML frames.

I'm still fluctuating between Template Layout 
(http://www.w3.org/Style/CSS/current-work#layout) and Flexible Box Layout 
(http://www.w3.org/Style/CSS/current-work#flexbox).

The most important point I see is the ability to provide interactive sizing 
to the user without the need to require a designer to add a JavaScript 
channel to his work.

I'm still working on it, so it will take a couple of days for me to finish a 
proposal.

One new property I'm flirting with would be something like this:

Name:    width-behavior  /  height-behavior
Value:    static | interactive
Initial:    static
Applies to:    box elements
Inherited:    yes
Percentages:    no
Media:    visual
Computed value:    specified value

Setting this new property to "interactive" would allow a block to be 
resizable.



After reading through the Template Layout module I believe the Template 
Layout module is quite cumbersome, introducing too many new grammars, 
properties and complexity. I believe I could propose a more concise and 
still versatile approach.

I'd very much propose that alternative approach. Is this something that is 
desired? What would I need to do to present my alternative suggestion?

Cheers,
Axel Dahmen

Received on Wednesday, 7 April 2010 02:58:00 UTC