[css2] Issue 172.

bert-github · bert-github · commit baec10043579 · 2010-10-25T17:28:27.000Z
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diff --git a/css2/tables.src b/css2/tables.src
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN">
 <html lang="en">
-<!-- $Id: tables.src,v 2.123 2010-10-18 21:58:44 bbos Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Id: tables.src,v 2.124 2010-10-25 17:28:27 bbos Exp $ -->
 <head>
 <title>Tables</title>
 </head>
@@ -931,22 +931,31 @@ final layout and may demand more than one pass.
 
 </ol>
 
-<p>This gives a maximum and minimum width for each column. Column
+<p>This gives a maximum and minimum width for each column.
+
+<p>The caption width minimum (CAPMIN) is determined by calculating for
+each caption the minimum caption outer width as the MCW of a
+hypothetical table cell that contains the caption formatted as
+"display: block". The greatest of the minimum caption outer widths is
+CAPMIN.
+
+<p>Column and caption
 widths influence the final table width as follows:
 
 <ol>
   <li>If the 'table' or 'inline-table' element's <span
   class="propinst-width">'width'</span> property has a computed value
-  (W) other than 'auto', the property's value as used for layout is
-  the greater of W and the minimum width required by all the columns
-  plus cell spacing or borders (MIN). If W is greater than MIN, the
+  (W) other than 'auto', the used width is
+  the greater of W, CAPMIN, and the minimum width required by all the
+  columns plus cell spacing or borders (MIN). If the used width is
+  greater than MIN, the
   extra width should be distributed over the columns.
 
   <li>If the 'table' or 'inline-table' element has 'width: auto',
-  the table width used for layout is the greater of the table's
-  containing block width and MIN. However, if the maximum width
+  the used width is the greater of the table's containing block width,
+  CAPMIN, and MIN. However, if either CAPMIN or the maximum width
   required by the columns plus cell spacing or borders (MAX) is less
-  than that of the containing block, use MAX.
+  than that of the containing block, use max(MAX, CAPMIN).
 </ol>
 
 <p>A percentage value for a column width is relative to the table
