- From: Boris Zbarsky <bzbarsky@MIT.EDU>
- Date: Mon, 09 Aug 2010 08:51:56 -0400
- To: Anton Prowse <prowse@moonhenge.net>
- CC: www-style list <www-style@w3.org>, fantasai <fantasai.lists@inkedblade.net>
On 8/9/10 8:48 AM, Anton Prowse wrote: >>> As for use cases, I guess if someone's gone to the trouble of trying >>> to get the second span >>> to completely overlap the first, it's because that overlap is important >>> to them, and should be preserved even when the first span overflows its >>> containing block. >> >> I can't tell whether your indexing is off here, or your numbers, but >> as stated the sentence above makes no sense. > > I don't /think/ so, but perhaps I'm overlooking something or I'm > misunderstanding you. If all three inline-level boxes were to be placed > on the same line, the right margin edge of the inline box would be flush > with the right margin edge of the first span (and flush with the right > edge of the line box), right? Yes... > So the inline block completely overlaps the first span. Yes, so the _third_ span overlaps the first? In other words, your indexing was off. OK. -Boris
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