[css-sizing] Circular definition of max content

• From: Simon Sapin <simon.sapin@exyr.org>
• Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 17:53:49 +0100
• To: www-style <www-style@w3.org>
• Message-ID: <543C039D.2080707@exyr.org>

The ED defines:
> The max-content inline-size of a block container box is the
> inline-size of the box after layout, if all children are sized under
> a max-content constraint.

And:

> max-content constraint
> A sizing constraint imposed by the box’s containing block that causes
> it to produce its max-content contribution.

So, max-content is what you get when you get max-content. This is not a 
useful definition.

Also, intrinsic size computation should not involve actual layout, since 
it may be required (through "shrink-to-fit") as one of the early steps 
of layout itself.

http://dbaron.org/css/intrinsic/#intrinsic has a definition of 
max-content (preferred intrinsic width) that is not circular and does 
not involve layout.

-- 
Simon Sapin

Received on Monday, 13 October 2014 16:54:14 UTC