Re: [css-flexbox] intrinsic sizing

On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 5:19 PM, fantasai <fantasai.lists@inkedblade.net> wrote:
> On 04/06/2015 09:24 AM, Christian Biesinger wrote:
>>
>> Hi there,
>>
>> got a question about http://dev.w3.org/csswg/css-flexbox/#intrinsic-sizes
>>
>> It says "For each flex item, subtract its flex base size from its
>> max-content contribution size"
>>
>> However, doesn't calculating the flex base size require laying out the
>> item? I didn't think that calculating intrinsic widths should require
>> layout?
>
>
> It does in some cases, for example orthogonal flows. We changed the wording
> that defines "flex base size" a bit:
>
>   # Otherwise, <del>lay out</del> <ins>size</ins> the item into the
>   # available space using its used flex basis in place of its main size...
>
> Hopefully this should make it more clear that layout isn't required
> unless it's required (to find the size). :)
>
> Let me know if that addresses your concern.

Yes... it does. (As a sidenote, why is flex-basis: available not
definite? http://dev.w3.org/csswg/css-flexbox/#definite)

>> My second question is:
>> "Place all flex items into lines of infinite length."
>>
>> If we place them on lines of infinite length, doesn't that mean we
>> have just a single line?
>
>
> As dholbert pointed out, forced page/column breaks can introduce
> forced flex line breaks. Note this only happens for column flex
> containers. (Forced breaks on flex items in a row get propagated
> to the row.)

Wait, hold on, are you saying that for @media screen (and without
columns, etc) that break-after: always will be ignored for multi-line
row flexboxes?

-christian

Received on Tuesday, 5 May 2015 23:58:11 UTC