RE: [css3-text-layout] New editor's draft - margin-before/after/start/end etc.

Also sprach Sylvain Galineau:

 > >   p {
 > >     margin: 10px 20px;
 > >   }
 > > 
 > >   p:lang(ja) {
 > >     writing-mode: tb-rl;
 > >     margin: 20px 10px;
 > >   }
 > > 
 > 
 > OK, what does margin-left mean here. Physical left or logical left for tb-rl ?

Physical. So, in these examples there would be a 10px margin "before"
and "after" the element, and a 20px margin at the "start" and "end".

Note that there is no mentioning of "left", "right, "before" or
"after" in the code. As such, the language is neutral.

-h&kon
              Håkon Wium Lie                          CTO °þe®ª
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Received on Wednesday, 26 May 2010 11:52:29 UTC