- From: Alan Stearns <stearns@adobe.com>
- Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2014 14:37:38 +0000
- To: Boris Zbarsky <bzbarsky@MIT.EDU>, "www-style@w3.org" <www-style@w3.org>
On 2/7/14, 5:42 AM, "Boris Zbarsky" <bzbarsky@MIT.EDU> wrote: >On 2/7/14 12:27 AM, Alan Stearns wrote: >> Zero lengths are defined to serialize as ‘0px’ in CSSOM. In this case, >> it’s ambiguous whether the missing value is a length or a percentage. > >Why is it ambiguous? I would think the initial value is specified >somewhere? Backgrounds and borders says "the missing offset is assumed to be zero”. > > > I went with 0% in the current draft. > >Most length-or-percentage things in CSS today use "0" as the initial >value. for what it's worth. Maybe all; I can't think of any >counterexamples offhand. The background-position property has an initial value of ‘0% 0%’. It’s that use of <position> that I’m trying to follow. Thanks, Alan
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