- From: Shelby Moore <shelby@coolpage.com>
- Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2010 10:58:29 -0400
- To: shelby@coolpage.com
- Cc: "Håkon Wium Lie" <howcome@opera.com>, www-style@w3.org
Important... [snip] >> > > within the multicol element. Also, if a setting on this >> > > property pushes the element outside a multicol element, this >> > > property will have no effect. >> > >> > Where is the logic on this please? >> >> By setting 'column-span: all' on an element, there's a chance you move >> the element outside the column box. If so, you don't really have room >> to make the element span, and it should instead be displayed normally. > > Sorry to be pedantic, but could we improve the wording to make it more > readily understood? The second sentence is redundant? Also "has no effect > on elements..." is misleading, as it implies there is something broken or > limitation with the property itself. > > Currently: > > "This property has no effect on elements that do not fit entirely within > the multicol element. Also, if a setting on this property pushes the > element outside a multicol element, this property will have no effect." > > Suggest: > > "This property is ignored when applied to elements that would cause them > to not fit entirely within the multicol element." Change that to: "When overflow is set to hidden, this property is ignored for elements that do not, or would cause them to not, fit entirely within the multicol content box." I can not understand why you would ignore the setting in the case that overflow can display the result?
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