- From: Tab Atkins Jr. <jackalmage@gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2016 14:20:45 -0700
- To: Manuel Rego Casasnovas <rego@igalia.com>
- Cc: www-style list <www-style@w3.org>
On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 1:35 PM, Manuel Rego Casasnovas <rego@igalia.com> wrote: > this reminds me a previous mail [1]. :-) > > On 31/03/16 21:50, Daniel Holbert wrote: >> I think the flexbox spec's definition of "definite sizes" needs some >> clarification. >> >> The definition is as follows: >> # ...a definite size is one that can be determined >> # without measuring content, i.e. is a <length>, >> # a size of the initial containing block, or a >> # <percentage> that is resolved against a definite >> # size. >> https://drafts.csswg.org/css-flexbox/#definite-sizes > > This definition was the same in the css-sizing spec > (https://drafts.csswg.org/css-sizing/#definite), > but it has been updated [2] to include: > "or other formula that is resolved solely against definite sizes." > > Probably this change should be applied to flexbox spec too, or flexbox > should point to css-sizing directly (like grid does). Dang it, I had this answer typed up but saved it as a draft so I could walk home before sending it, and you beat me to it. Curse your speedy fingers! On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 2:01 PM, Daniel Holbert <dholbert@mozilla.com> wrote: > On 03/31/2016 01:35 PM, Manuel Rego Casasnovas wrote: >> This definition was the same in the css-sizing spec >> (https://drafts.csswg.org/css-sizing/#definite), >> but it has been updated [2] to include: >> "or other formula that is resolved solely against definite sizes." > > Thanks -- the "or other formula" language seems to cover the > width:auto-in-a-fixedwidth-block scenario that I'm asking about, I think. Yes, it does. (A meeting with Christian yesterday led to us logging an issue to make that sentence a little clearer, too.) >> Probably this change should be applied to flexbox spec too, or flexbox >> should point to css-sizing directly (like grid does). > > Agreed. Tab/fantasai, could you do one of these things? > > (either synchronize the change over, or update... > https://drafts.csswg.org/css-flexbox-1/#definite > ...to reference this definition: > https://drafts.csswg.org/css-sizing/#definite > ) Yup, will do. ~TJ
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