- From: Shelby Moore <shelby@coolpage.com>
- Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2010 19:56:10 -0400
- To: shelby@coolpage.com
- Cc: "Håkon Wium Lie" <howcome@opera.com>, "Alex Mogilevsky" <alexmog@microsoft.com>, www-style@w3.org
[snip] > Håkon Wium Lie wrote >> However, if we specify that 'column-span: all' in an overflow area >> just takes the element back in, underneath the content that has >> already been laid out, and stretches across the columns inside the >> multicol box, it seems doable. No? > > Why should go underneath? Rather we must do what the designer specificed, > and it should span all the three columns at the top. > > Copyright © 1900-2000000000000 > Menu | main article | another > item 1 | text and so | box with > item 2 | forth just | some > item 3 | some words | content > | you know | over here It spans at the top because the Copyright © 1900-2000000000000 was pushed to the top of the next column box in inline direction. It can't be at the bottom because there were column breaks that terminated those prior 3 column boxes. I am arguing that we remain consistent. The column span block direction position is based on the position of the spanning element.
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