- From: fantasai <fantasai.lists@inkedblade.net>
- Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:21:05 +0100
- To: www-style@w3.org
On 02/15/2012 09:13 AM, John Daggett wrote: > Koji Ishii wrote: > >> While I agree that using "normal" works a good CSS default value name, >> since natural default orientation for vertical text varies by scripts, >> I have a fear that making it "normal" for this property can be >> controversial. "mixed-right" or "upright-right" at least try to >> describe what it does. For this specific property, I prefer value name >> describing what it does so that we don't have to discuss "normal for >> who." > > In CSS terminology, 'normal' is usually associated with default > behavior. It is *not* an assessment of what is "normal" in the general > sense of the world. I agree with Koji on this point. I would rather not use 'normal' here because the behavior is very abnormal for non-vertical writing systems. > The term 'mixed-right' communicates *very* little, I don't think anyone > would understand what that means without looking up the definition. And > by labeling it something other than 'normal' it's easy to miss that this > is the default behavior. It communicates that the orientation is mixed, and that it's related to the orientation sideways-right: both turn some text 90deg clockwise. ~fantasai
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