Re: [css-grid] Named lines & grid-row/column shorthands

> > While the answer to this question is likely to be in the spec, I would 
> > like
> > to double-check what the following example does:
> >
> >    #GRID { grid-template-columns: (L0) auto (L1) auto (L2) auto (L3); 
> > ... }
> >    #GRID > ELM { grid-column: L1; ... }
> >
> > Here's my current interpretation:
> >
> >    Given there's no second value for "grid-column", and given the first
> > value is an IDENT, both "grid-column-start" and "grid-column-end" are
> > computed to "L1".
> >    Given there's no area named L1, we can skip the L1-start/L1-end 
> > check.
> >    In conclusion, the element ends up with both start and end edges 
> > being
> > attached to the L1 line, and a span of 0.
> >
> > First, am I correct in my interpretation?
>
> Yes, but check out the error-correction section:
> <http://dev.w3.org/csswg/css-grid/#grid-placement-errors>.  When the
> -end property would contribute a line at or before the line
> contributed by -start, it instead contributes nothing.  So the whole
> grid placement is just a column-start line at L1.  Follow the
> placement => position/span rules at the beginning of the chapter, and
> you get a span of 1, as that's the default when there's no span
> contributed and it's not a subgrid.
>
> ~TJ

Thanks Tab for the clarification; the expected behavior is thus what I would 
have expected it to be. Please note I may continue to have such questions 
for a few weeks, so please bear with me :-)

That being said, I must say I'm really in love with the CSS Grid spec as it 
is now, aka a beautifully crafted set of white magic pieces seemingly living 
toegether in harmony. Kudos to all involved.

Received on Friday, 27 June 2014 23:15:41 UTC