Re: [CSS21] Distinguishing block boxes, block containers, and block-level elements from Anton Prowse on 2010-08-23 (www-style@w3.org from August 2010)

From: Anton Prowse <prowse@moonhenge.net>
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:10:12 +0200
To: "www-style@w3.org" <www-style@w3.org>
CC: fantasai <fantasai.lists@inkedblade.net>
Message-ID: <4C72AB74.9060105@moonhenge.net>

On 20/08/2010 00:46, fantasai wrote:
> Wherein fantasai corrects a couple more glitches.
> 
> CSS2.1 Issue 120
>     http://wiki.csswg.org/spec/css2.1#issue-120
> 
> *** TAKE IV ***

>     | Not all block container
>     | boxes are block-level elements: non-replaced inline blocks and
>     | non-replaced table cells are block containers but not block-level
>     | boxes.

Trying to avoid exacerbating the element vs box problem, I suggest
something along the lines of:

   | Not all block container boxes are block-level boxes: the principal
   | boxes of non-replaced inline blocks and non-replaced table cells are
   | block containers but not block-level boxes.

(The lack of the independent term "principal box" proves to hinder us
again.)

Cheers,
Anton Prowse
http://dev.moonhenge.net

Received on Monday, 23 August 2010 17:12:19 UTC