Re: inline-block baseline when the baseline would be outside of the element

• From: Boris Zbarsky <bzbarsky@MIT.EDU>
• Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2013 07:51:44 -0400
• To: www-style@w3.org
• Message-ID: <51E92850.2030305@mit.edu>

On 7/19/13 3:31 AM, Bruno Racineux wrote:
> Then this stackoverflow question [1],  webkit bug report [2] brought me
> reading this entire thread.

Your issue isn't about whether baselines lie outside the element but 
just about where the baseline of overflow:hidden inline blocks is, no?

> i.e. If it's a 'span' element (inline by default) set as
> display:inline-block, it uses the IE/FF behavior keeping the baseline
> inside the element.

I'm not sure what you mean here...

The reason that the baseline of overflow-hidden inline blocks is defined 
like it is is that if the baseline were placed on the first line and 
then the block scrolls, things would get pretty weird.

-Boris

Received on Friday, 19 July 2013 11:52:12 UTC