On 12/07/2011 02:07 PM, Tab Atkins Jr. wrote: > On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 1:54 PM, fantasai<fantasai.lists@inkedblade.net> wrote: >> On 12/07/2011 10:59 AM, Tab Atkins Jr. wrote: >>> I was convinced against main-axis auto margins being flexible, since >>> they complicate the layout model without really working well (since >>> you can't control the flexibility - I liked them a lot more when they >>> accepted the flex() function). So, the spec currently resolves them >>> to 0 instead (or should, if I accidentally left out the detail). This >>> matches both Firefox's and WebKit's behavior for -prefix-box. >> >> Firefox's flexbox behavior requires adding<spacer> elements in order to >> have some things align to the left and others align to the right. >> >> I would like that not be the case. > > I believe it's cleaner and easier to understand if we wait for the > ability to create arbitrary pseudo-elements, which we expect to do > anyway to help out with Regions. Then you can use pseudo-elements as > spacers, and have more control over alignment as well. I don't think creating elements or pseudo-elements is a good way of controlling spacing. That's what margins are for. We've come a long way since using spacer GIFs, please let's not go back to that. ~fantasaiReceived on Thursday, 8 December 2011 20:16:38 UTC
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