[css2] Fixed bugs related to containing block definitions. Still problems with WG of relatively positioned inline boxes

ianbjacobs · ianbjacobs · commit bba2cf4780cd · 1998-02-21T00:22:39.000Z
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diff --git a/css2/visudet.src b/css2/visudet.src
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
 <html lang="en">
-<!-- $Id: visudet.src,v 2.6 1998-02-20 22:33:50 bbos Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Id: visudet.src,v 2.7 1998-02-21 00:22:39 ijacobs Exp $ -->
 <HEAD>
 <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1">
 <TITLE>Visual rendering model details</TITLE>
@@ -627,11 +627,17 @@ established by the parent box.
 <P>When the containing block is established by a <a
 href="visuren.html#block-level">block-level</a> box, it has the same
 width, height, and position as the parent's <a
-href="visuren.html#padding-edge">padding edge</a>. When the containing
-block is established by an <a href="visuren.html#inline">inline</a>
-box, it has the same width, height, and position as the <a
-href="visuren.html#padding-edge">padding edge</a> of the first <a
-href="visuren.html#line-box">line box</a> generated by the inline box.
+href="visuren.html#padding-edge">padding edge</a>. 
+
+<P>When the containing block is established by an <a
+href="visuren.html#inline">inline</a> element, it has the same width,
+height, and position as the <a
+href="visuren.html#padding-edge">padding edge</a> of the first (in the
+source tree) box generated by the inline element.
+
+<!-- The previous paragraph does not comply with the WG's decision
+in. Note, especially, in WG solution, that percentages applied to
+negative widths cause problems. -IJ -->
 
 <P><a href="visuren.html#relative-positioning">Relatively
 positioned</a> <a href="visuren.html#inline">inline</a> boxes must be
@@ -644,17 +650,13 @@ are the following:</p>
 
 <ul>
 <li>For left-to-right scripts, the left and top edges are those
-of the first line box. The bottom and right edges are undefined
-in this case.
+of the first inline box. The bottom and right edges are those
+of the last inline box.
 <li>For right-to-left scripts, the right and top edges are those
-of the first line box. The bottom and left edges are undefined
-in this case.
+of the first inline box. The bottom and left edges are those
+of the last inline box.
 </ul>
 
-<!-- The secondary direction in CSS2 is top-to-bottom.
-[HWL: add figure]
--->
-
 <H2><a name="box-width">Box width calculations</a></H2>
 
 <P>As discussed in the section on <a
@@ -1172,7 +1174,7 @@ class="value-inst-percentage"><strong>&lt;percentage&gt;</strong></span></span>
 <a href="cascade.html#actual-value">
 actual value</a> of the property is this percentage multiplied
 by the element's font size. <!-- What about intrinsic? -IJ -->
-Negative values are legal. 
+Negative values are valid. 
 Percentages raise the baseline of the element (or the bottom,
 if it has no baseline) the specified amount above the baseline of the
 parent.  For example, a value of '-100%' will
