- From: Shelby Moore <shelby@coolpage.com>
- Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2010 21:38:50 -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. Thus we may need a "do not span me" setting.
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