[css-writing-modes] Atomic inline "capable" of providing its own baseline

§4.3 Atomic Inline Baselines
> If an atomic inline (such as an inline-block, inline-table, or
> replaced inline element) is not capable of providing its own baseline
> information, then the UA synthesizes a baseline table thus:

I understand what is intended here, but only based on prior knowledge. 
This text does not help determine whether a particular atomic inline is 
capable of proving its own baseline information.

Also, the "capable of proving its own" wording is a bit weird, as if 
inline boxes were sentient beings.

I suggest replacing the quoted text with:

> Unless specified otherwise, the baseline information for an atomic
> inline box is synthesized as follows.
>
> Note: [CSS21] defines the <a
> href=…/visudet.html#propdef-vertical-align>baseline of 'inline-table'
> and 'inline-block' boxes</a>.


-- 
Simon Sapin

Received on Monday, 12 May 2014 12:36:32 UTC