Re: Proposing content-hidden for background-image and img content

On 9/09/2011 11:36 AM, Brad Kemper wrote:
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> On Sep 8, 2011, at 6:07 PM, Alan Gresley<alan@css-class.com>  wrote:
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>> <img src="image-x50px-y50px" alt="this is some alt text that is
>> rather quite long">
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>> If we were to hide the image and show the alt text while
>> maintaining the box sizing, what becomes of the overflow?
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> I would expect it to be as though the image bounds had
> 'overflow:visible' on it, so it wouldn't create layout differences.


So you are suggesting that the overflowing text should overlap other 
content?

I see Boris sees the same dilemma by saying "That would make the text 
unreadable in many cases."

I will add that this somewhat destroys the reasons for wanting this 
property and value in the first place.



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