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RE: [css3-flexbox] flexbox questions

From: Alex Mogilevsky <alexmog@microsoft.com>
Date: Thu, 27 May 2010 03:37:19 +0000
To: Brad Kemper <brad.kemper@gmail.com>, Tab Atkins Jr. <jackalmage@gmail.com>
CC: www-style list <www-style@w3.org>
Message-ID: <5258A1A783764C478A36E2BC4A9C497E0AE9E6@tk5ex14mbxc105.redmond.corp.microsoft.com> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brad Kemper [mailto:brad.kemper@gmail.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 8:10 PM
>
> I thought 'start' values were supposed to be based on the writing direction of
> text. If it is not that kind of start, then maybe it should be called something
> else (like 'pack:begin').

If I were to define 'start' in the way it applies to text, tables, Flexbox etc. I would say it applies to "the most relevant primary direction".  If Flexbox has its own 'direction' property, It would be most logical for its 'start' do depend on that.
Received on Thursday, 27 May 2010 03:37:56 UTC

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