- From: Simon Sapin <simon.sapin@exyr.org>
- Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2014 22:02:12 +0000
- To: Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net>, www-style@w3.org
On 12/03/2014 18:47, Felix Miata wrote: > On 2014-03-12 17:46 (GMT) Alan Stearns composed: >> I think inline-size and block-size are obviously one-dimensional. > > I'm coming up empty thinking of any context other than computing or video > where "size" attempts to imply one dimension. Clearly a 21" LCD display > cannot have only one dimension, but a size 9 shoe is obviously not > one-dimensional. A size XL shirt is obviously not one-dimensional. A size > 205/70-15 tire is obviously not one-dimensional. To me it's clearer if > referring to a width or a height when a word generically meaning a single > length or width or dimension is used instead of one normally used outside a > CSS context for an area or a volume. Thank you, we heard this argument. I’m not especially attached to "size", as long as it’s "inline-something" and "block-something". Do you have suggestions for what the "something" should be? Some options are dimension, length, breadth, extent, ... -- Simon Sapin
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