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[css2] revising the algoritm for min/max width/height properties
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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
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<html lang="en">
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<!-- $Id: visudet.src,v 1.21 1997-10-29 19:05:51 howcome Exp $ -->
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<!-- $Id: visudet.src,v 1.22 1997-10-29 23:31:41 howcome Exp $ -->
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<HEAD>
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<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1">
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<TITLE>Visual rendering model details</TITLE>
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class="propinst-min-width">'min-width'</span> and <span
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class="propinst-max-width">'max-width'</span></h3>
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<P> The <span class="propinst-width">'width'</span> has a
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<P>It is sometimes useful to contrain the width of elements to a
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certain range. Two properties offer this functionality:
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<!-- #include src=properties/min-width.srb -->
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<!-- #include src=properties/max-width.srb -->
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<P>This algorithm describes how the two properteis influence the width
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calculations:
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<OL>
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<LI>the normal width calculations (without 'min-width' and 'max-width')
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are performed and the calculated width is found
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<LI>if the value of 'min-width' is greater than the value of
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'max-width', 'max-width' should be set to the value of 'min-width'
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<LI>if the calculated width is greater than 'max-width', the
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value of 'width' is set to 'max-width'. Goto step 1.
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<LI>if the calculated width is smaller than 'min-width', the
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value of 'width' is set to 'min-width'. Goto step 1.
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<LI>terminate
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</OL>
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<P>When the algorith terminates, use the calculated width as the
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width of the element.
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<!--
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The <span class="propinst-width">'width'</span> has a
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non-negative UA-defined minimum value (which may vary from element to
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element and even depend on other properties).
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<P>Users may override the UA-defined value with the following
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<P>A style sheet may add an additional constraint on the Users may override the UA-defined value with the following
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property.
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<!-- #include src=properties/min-width.srb -->
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<P>If <span class="propinst-width">'width'</span> goes below the minimum
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width, either because it was set explicitly, or because it was 'auto'
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<H2><a name="box-height">Box height calculations</a>: the <span
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class="propinst-height">'height'</span> property</H2>
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class="propinst-min-height">'min-height'</span> and <span
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class="propinst-max-height">'max-height'</span></h3>
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<P>The height of a box is either the minimal height necessary to
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include the vertical content of the element and that of all its flowed
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children, or the value of <span
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class="propinst-min-height">'min-height'</span>, whichever is larger.
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<P>It is sometimes useful to contrain the height of elements to a
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certain range. Two properties offer this functionality:
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<!-- #include src=properties/min-height.srb -->
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<!-- #include src=properties/max-height.srb -->
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<P>This algorithm describes how the two properteis influence the height
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calculations:
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<OL>
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<LI>the normal height calculations (without 'min-height' and 'max-height')
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are performed and the calculated height is found
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<LI>if the value of 'min-height' is greater than the value of
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'max-height', 'max-height' should be set to the value of 'min-height'
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<LI>if the calculated height is greater than 'max-height', the
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value of 'height' is set to 'max-height'. Goto step 1.
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<LI>if the calculated height is smaller than 'min-height', the
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value of 'height' is set to 'min-height'. Goto step 1.
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<LI>terminate
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</OL>
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<P>When the algorith terminates, use the calculated height as the
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height of the element.
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<P>If <span class="propinst-height">'height'</span> goes below the minimum
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height, either because it was set explicitly, or because it was 'auto'
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<!-- #include src=properties/max-height.srb -->
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<H3><a name="collapsing-margins">Collapsing margins</a></H3>
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