- From: Brad Kemper <brad.kemper@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 10:29:02 -0800
- To: Sylvain Galineau <sylvaing@microsoft.com>
- Cc: Håkon Wium Lie <howcome@opera.com>, Stephen Zilles <szilles@adobe.com>, "www-style@w3.org" <www-style@w3.org>
On Feb 16, 2011, at 9:53 AM, Sylvain Galineau wrote: > Whether it is a better solution or not depends on the requirements you > set, and how you rank them. I don't think anyone is arguing that > column-width:auto should not mean 'adjust column widths'. What I am > definitely arguing - and Steve also, I think - is that column-width:auto > cannot be assumed to mean the author cares so little about the content > that it can disappear entirely. There are plenty of times when I create a single column DIV in which the content is entirely hidden by overflow:hidden (and height:0). I am generally against the UA deciding what I _really_ want when I specify something rather exactly. If I do have a multicol element that can be sized downwards towards zero column widths, and if I do care about not letting it disappear entirely, and if I do want to prevent that by reducing the number of columns on narrow devices, then I can take care of that easily via media queries. Or, if I want to keep the column count but not let the columns get to narrow, then I can set a min-width on the multicol element. The point being, that is my choice.
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