Re: [css-flexbox] Typo in new "Resolving Flexible Lengths" text ('hypothetical main size' in step 5 substep 4) from Tab Atkins Jr. on 2014-01-30 (www-style@w3.org from January 2014)

From: Tab Atkins Jr. <jackalmage@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2014 19:18:50 -0800
To: Daniel Holbert <dholbert@mozilla.com>
Cc: www-style <www-style@w3.org>
Message-ID: <CAAWBYDDh9tBvfb-ryQ+pcEiEwTBS4Tqp59jevuDcJ_ksXp=Z8g@mail.gmail.com>

On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 5:16 PM, Daniel Holbert <dholbert@mozilla.com> wrote:
> Hi Tab,
>
> I've been reviewing the new "Resolving Flexible Lengths" text, here:
> http://dev.w3.org/csswg/css-flexbox/#resolve-flexible-lengths
> ...and I noticed what I think is a minor bug in the new algorithm.
>
> Specifically: In Step 5(loop) substep 4, for "Adjust main size", it
> currently says:
>  # Add each item's desired free space to its hypothetical main size.
>
> Instead of "hypothetical main size" there, I think it *wants* to say
> "flex base size". (Note that the former takes min/max-clamping into
> account; the latter does not.)

Yup, mistake on my part. Fixed!

~TJ

Received on Thursday, 30 January 2014 03:19:37 UTC