- From: Alan Stearns <stearns@adobe.com>
- Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2014 18:09:30 +0000
- To: Tab Atkins Jr. <jackalmage@gmail.com>
- CC: "www-style@w3.org" <www-style@w3.org>
On 10/17/14, 10:50 AM, "Tab Atkins Jr." <jackalmage@gmail.com> wrote: >On Fri, Oct 17, 2014 at 10:32 AM, Alan Stearns <stearns@adobe.com> wrote: >> Hey all, >> >> A while back I added some examples to line-snap on what should be done >>to >> snap lines when their block is centered or bottom-aligned. I’ve added >>some >> normative text to the draft now that should cover those cases (and >>others): >> >> --- >> An element can have additional block layout constraints >> (such as centering or 'box-snap') >> that can complicate line snapping. >> In these cases, implementations must produce >> the same result as the steps below: >> >> - Line snap as if the layout constraint does not apply >> >> - Apply the layout constraint to the block >> >> - Adjust exactly one line box shift >> or space at the beginning or end of the block >> such that all of the snapping lines meet the line grid >> while maintaining the block layout constraint. >> The single adjustment chosen must be >> the smallest shift needed to achieve the result. >> >> --- > >This sounds sane. > >You don't always have two choices - one shift might push the content >into the overflow area, so even if it's smaller, you want the other >one. You probably need to be a little more specific on what is meant >by "maintaining the block layout constraint". Ah, yes. I was assuming we should avoid overflow. I’ll add that in. Thanks, Alan
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