Re: [SVGMobile12] <svg:svg> width and height should provide intrinsic size in a CSS context from Boris Zbarsky on 2006-02-07 (www-svg@w3.org from February 2006)

From: Boris Zbarsky <bzbarsky@MIT.EDU>
Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2006 13:08:47 -0600
To: Chris Lilley <chris@w3.org>
CC: www-svg@w3.org
Message-ID: <43E8F03F.8000409@mit.edu>

Chris Lilley wrote:
>> In section 7.2 [1], when "the positioning properties establish the viewport's 
>> width" and similarly for height it should be made clear that the width and 
>> height attributes of the <svg> element provide the intrinsic size of the 
>> replaced element.  I believe this is the desired intent, right?
> 
> Yes, it is the intent; for cases where the width and height are
> percentages, though, there is no fixed intrinsic size, just an aspect
> ratio

Indeed.  So "intrinsic size or intrinsic aspect ratio", with an 
explanation of which happens when.

Thanks,
-Boris

Received on Tuesday, 7 February 2006 20:00:59 UTC