Re: Is calc really at-risk

Thanks Dirk...
I'm wondering aloud: If calc is indeed no longer at-risk, is it possible to
remove it from the list of at-risk features here?
http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-values/

Karen

On Fri, Oct 17, 2014 at 3:36 PM, Dirk Schulze <dschulze@adobe.com> wrote:

>
> On Oct 16, 2014, at 12:34 PM, Karen Menezes <karen.menezes@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Hey...
> > Wanted to inquire about calc being mentioned as an at-risk feature here:
> http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-values/
> >
> > It has wide support in all modern browsers and is often invaluable for
> layouts that mix fixed and fluid percentages (where border-box sizing
> doesn't help).... wrote an article here for the same:
> http://blog.karenmenezes.com/2013/dec/10/why-calc-risk/
> >
> > I pinged Lea Verou on her blog and her reply is below:
> > "I doubt calc() is really at-risk, it's probably just forgotten there.
> at-risk means we don't have 2 independent implementations, but for calc()
> we do: In fact, every modern browser supports it. If you're worried, send a
> message to www-style and ask why it's at-risk. Probably someone will reply
> that it's a mistake.”
>
> At risk just means that it can get removed if there is no wide support
> before going to PR and recommendation. If there are two independent,
> interoperable implementations the feature stays in the spec.
>
> Greetings,
> Dirk
>
> >
> > Would be glad to know more..
> >
> > Thanks for your time :)
> >
> > Regards,
> > Karen
>
>