- From: Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net>
- Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2014 13:29:26 -0500
- To: www-style@w3.org
On 2014-02-28 16:58 (GMT) Simon Sapin composed: > Felix Miata wrote: >> On 2014-02-28 10:58 (GMT) Simon Sapin composed: >> Measure and extent as used imply single measurement results, single lengths, >> not areas (sizes) resulting from measurement of two lengths. > http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/extent?q=extent > defines "extent" as "The area covered by something: an enclosure ten > acres in extent", which doesn’t sound any more one-dimensional than "size". This is the one I looked up before my prior reply, why I wrote "as used": http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/extent?s=t "extent ... 1. the space or degree to which a thing extends; length...scope... 2....a particular length..." Regardless of the uses to which "extent" may be put according to dictionaries, I find size to be a poor substitute for it in the realm of CSS, where dimensions of various objects and their interplay have such an prominent role. -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/
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