alternative expression of pseudo-algoritm in place, note under pseudo-algorithm revised

Author: howcom

css3-multicol/Overview.src.html

@@ -772,6 +772,7 @@ <h3>Pseudo-algorithm</h3>
 
 <p>The <code>floor()</code> function rounds a number to the next smaller integer.
 
+<!--
 <pre>
 (01)  if ((column-width = auto) and (column-count = auto)) or
 (02)     ((available-width = unknown) and (column-count = auto)) then
@@ -809,36 +810,37 @@ <h3>Pseudo-algorithm</h3>
 </pre>
 
 <p><span class=issue>Alternative encoding of pseudo-algorithm:
+-->
 
 <pre>
 (01)  if ((column-width = auto) and (column-count = auto)) then
-        exit; /* not a multicol element */
+(02)        exit; /* not a multicol element */
 
-(02)  if ((available-width = unknown) and (column-count = auto)) then
-(03)    exit; /* no columns */
+(03)  if ((available-width = unknown) and (column-count = auto)) then
+(04)    exit; /* no columns */
 
-(06)  if (available-width = unknown) and (column-count != auto) and (column-width != auto) then
-(07)    N := column-count;  
-(08)    W := column-width;
-(09)    exit;
+(05)  if (available-width = unknown) and (column-count != auto) and (column-width != auto) then
+(06)    N := column-count;  
+(07)    W := column-width;
+(08)  exit;
 
-(12)  if (available-width = unknown) then
-(13)    available-width := shrink-to-fit;
+(09)  if (available-width = unknown) then
+(10)    available-width := shrink-to-fit;
 
-(16)  if (column-width = auto) and (column-count != auto) then
-(18)    N := column-count;
-(19)    W := max(0, (available-width - ((N - 1) * column-gap)) / N);
-        exit;
+(11)  if (column-width = auto) and (column-count != auto) then
+(12)    N := column-count;
+(13)    W := max(0, (available-width - ((N - 1) * column-gap)) / N);
+(14)  exit;
 
-(27)  if (column-width != auto) and (column-count = auto) then
-(32)    N := min(1, floor((available-width + column-gap) / (column-width + column-gap)));
-(33)    W := ((available-width + column-gap) / N) - column-gap;
-        exit;
+(15)  if (column-width != auto) and (column-count = auto) then
+(16)    N := max(1, floor((available-width + column-gap) / (column-width + column-gap)));
+(17)    W := ((available-width + column-gap) / N) - column-gap;
+(18)  exit;
 
-      if (column-width != auto) and (column-count != auto) then
-(39)    N := min(column-count, floor((available-width + column-gap) / (column-width + column-gap)))
-(40)    W := ((available-width + column-gap) / N) - column-gap;
-        exit
+(19)  if (column-width != auto) and (column-count != auto) then
+(20)    N := min(column-count, floor((available-width + column-gap) / (column-width + column-gap)))
+(21)    W := ((available-width + column-gap) / N) - column-gap;
+(22)  exit
 </pre>
 
 
@@ -847,10 +849,11 @@ <h3>Pseudo-algorithm</h3>
 
 <p class=note>Note that, in most cases, only one of 'column-width' and
 'column-count' affect the layout. If 'column-width' has a value other
-than ''auto'', 'column-count' will be ignored. The only case when both
-'column-width' and 'column-count' can affect the layout is for element
-where the width of the element has not been determined. This can,
-e.g., be the case for table cells and floats.
+than ''auto'', 'column-count' indicates the maximum number of columns.
+However, both 'column-width' and 'column-count' are honored when the
+width of the element has not been determined. This can, e.g., be the
+case for table cells and floats.
+
 
 
 <h3>Stacking context</h3>