Re: [css21] What's the used value of left/right when overconstrained in relpos? from Tab Atkins Jr. on 2013-04-29 (www-style@w3.org from April 2013)

From: Tab Atkins Jr. <jackalmage@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:14:44 -0700
To: Sylvain Galineau <galineau@adobe.com>
Cc: www-style list <www-style@w3.org>
Message-ID: <CAAWBYDBSvCdW59YmMeLKMuZXnGAOSLd31YzzT0vn9dXh3TS7ug@mail.gmail.com>

On Mon, Apr 29, 2013 at 11:38 AM, Sylvain Galineau <galineau@adobe.com> wrote:
> Fwiw the old box model module is rather clear about the constraint fix-up
>  applying to the used value in the inline dimensions [1]. As you note,
> interop confirms this. I don't think CSS21 or CSSOM ever clearly defined
> what getComputedStyle() should return here though.

I think you misunderstood my comment about interop.  I was saying the
exact opposite - at least three browsers today do *not* apply the
constraint fix-up to the used values (or at least, to what
getComputedStyle() returns, which is supposed to be the used value).

~TJ

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