Re: [css3-flexbox] Changing abspos placeholders to atomic inlines

On 18/05/2012 02:44, Tab Atkins Jr. wrote:
> Issue link: http://wiki.csswg.org/topics/css3-flexbox-abspos-flex-items
>
> Previously, the "placeholder" left behind by abspos items was defined
> to be a "0x0 anonymous inline".  Anton raised the issue that setting
> an inline to 0 height doesn't really do anything, and we may instead
> want to set its line-height to 0.  Instead, fantasai and I decided to
> just change them to atomic inlines.  This makes the 0 height actually
> matter.
>
> This has additional implications, though.  As an atomic inline, the
> placeholder now becomes a flex item, rather than being wrapped in a
> flex item.  This actually seems like slightly better behavior, as it
> means that it responds directly to flex-align.

I think that works, but I'm not seeing the connection to 'flex-align'; 
would you mind elaborating?

Cheers,
Anton