@@ -2467,19 +2467,18 @@ <h2>Page floats (mk2)</h2>
24672467and the new 'float-modifier', provides support for common paper-based
24682468layouts.
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2470- < p > (A few words about the difference between mk2 and mk1: Care has
2471- now been take to avoid being able to specify layouts that are hard to
2472- achieve, or that can be achieved in other ways. For example, by saying
2473- 'top-corner' instead of 'top-left' or 'top-right', it becomes
2474- impossible to specify a layout where one has to replace already
2475- laid-out content. Compared to the mk1 float model, mk2 does not allow
2476- one to explicityly set the containing block of the float; the CB is
2477- column or the multicol element (depending on the keyword in use). It
2478- is therefore impossible to float something to the top of the page.
2479- However, given that 'column-span' now is widely supported, one can
2480- make (say) the root element a multicol element. Floating something to
2481- the top of the multicol element thereby floats it to the top of the
2482- page.)
2470+ < p > (A few words about the difference between mk2 and mk1: Care has now
2471+ been taken to avoid layouts that are hard to achieve, or that can be
2472+ achieved in other ways. For example, by saying 'top-corner' instead of
2473+ 'top left' or 'top right', it becomes impossible to specify a layout
2474+ where one has to replace already laid-out content. Compared to the mk1
2475+ float model, mk2 does not allow one to explicityly set the containing
2476+ block of the float; the CB is the column or the multicol element
2477+ (depending on which keyword in use). It is therefore impossible to
2478+ float something to the top of the page. However, given that
2479+ 'column-span' now is widely supported, a different strategy can be
2480+ used: make the root element a multicol element, and float the box to
2481+ the top. Thereby it ends up at the top of hte page.)
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24842483< p > Four new keywords on 'float' have been added:
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