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Re: [css3-ui] incorrect prose in text-overflow?

From: Florian Rivoal <florian@rivoal.net>
Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2015 10:49:11 +0200
Cc: www-style list <www-style@w3.org>
Message-Id: <5900D1D3-B0C1-4508-BBFD-783ACF51D470@rivoal.net>
To: Tantek Çelik <tantek@cs.stanford.edu>

> On 22 Apr 2015, at 07:57, Tantek Çelik <tantek@cs.stanford.edu> wrote:
> 
> On Fri, Apr 10, 2015 at 8:33 AM, Florian Rivoal <florian@rivoal.net> wrote:
> 
>> Proposed mini-patch:
>> 
>>  that's doing the scrolling, and the computed value of
>> - text-overflow has two values, with the first a non-clip
>> + text-overflow has two values, with
>> the value of the start edge a non-clip value
> 
> That wording feels awkward to me and confusing since as you said it
> depends on ltr/rtl. Trying this instead to hint that there's a level
> of indirection involved:
> 
>> the value applying to the start edge being a non-clip value,

Yep, that's normatively equivalent, and better worded. Thanks.

 - Florian
Received on Wednesday, 22 April 2015 08:49:35 UTC

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