Re: [css3-multicol] propose "column-width:minimum" from Brad Kemper on 2010-10-15 (www-style@w3.org from October 2010)

From: Brad Kemper <brad.kemper@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2010 14:07:57 -0700
To: "shelby@coolpage.com" <shelby@coolpage.com>
Cc: "Tab Atkins Jr." <jackalmage@gmail.com>, "www-style@w3.org" <www-style@w3.org>
Message-Id: <EE390446-1148-44CD-9193-F6EEF7C8C39B@gmail.com>

On Oct 15, 2010, at 9:11 AM, "Shelby Moore" <shelby@coolpage.com> wrote:

>> plus a "width:min-content" rule to ensure that the
>> column doesn't get smaller than the largest word / replaced element.
> 
> I thought that was always the case?  Or is that just the default?  I
> wasn't aware of and haven't yet studied that setting. Will do later.

Table cells are like that, most other things are not. Contents can get bigger than their containers, and that creates an overflow situation.

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