Re: [css3-flexbox] absolutely positioned flex item should not have side effect on space distribution from Divya Manian on 2012-07-25 (www-style@w3.org from July 2012)

From: Divya Manian <manian@adobe.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2012 17:03:55 -0700
To: fantasai <fantasai.lists@inkedblade.net>, John Hax <johnhax@gmail.com>
CC: "www-style@w3.org" <www-style@w3.org>
Message-ID: <CC348548.626A%manian@adobe.com>

On 23/07/2012 18:31, "fantasai" <fantasai.lists@inkedblade.net> wrote:

>From implementer's perspective, I suspect it would be more like
>
>   C > B > A
>
>I'm happy to spec anything, I just need people with informed opinions
>to inform us so the WG can make an informed decision. :)

> The static position of the abspos item is given by a placeholder
>anonymous flex item, which impacts layout during justification
>(space-around/space-between).

This sounds the sanest to me and what would be expected. Especially in
case of when you want to position: absolute something so you can apply css
transforms within, without impacting the layout?

Received on Wednesday, 25 July 2012 00:04:29 UTC