Re: [CSS2.1][CSSOM] "Used Value" and "auto"

On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 2:12 AM, Glenn Adams <glenn@skynav.com> wrote:
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> On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 12:35 AM, Mike Sherov <mike.sherov@gmail.com>wrote:
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>> The crux of my question is this: is "auto" considered a "used value"? If
>> not, should it be converted to pixels for top/left/bottom/right (like FF13)?
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> Yes.
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Sorry, I meant No, auto (or percentage) is not a used value. If it were
used (i.e., display is not none), then it is determined or determinable as
an absolute length, which should be the reported value. However, if display
is none, then it is indeterminate,  in which case there is no reasonable
alternative to return the CSS2.1 flavor of the computed value, i.e., 'auto'
(or percentage), as defined by the Computed value specification of these
properties, e.g., for top, left, right, bottom:

*Computed value:*  if specified as a length, the corresponding absolute
length; if specified as a percentage, the specified value; otherwise,
'auto'.

So, as pointed out by Boris, these properties do need to be added to the
CSSOM clause that defines resolved values for width, height, and the like.