Mark paragraph about which side of box is broken as a note, since this is covered in CSS2.1 and Writing Modes.

Author: fantasai

css3-background/Overview.html

@@ -3877,13 +3877,16 @@ <h3 id=the-box-decoration-break><span class=secno>7.1. </span>Drawing at
     &lsquo;<code class=css>clone</code>&rsquo;.
   </div>
 
-  <p>For inline elements, which side of a fragment is the broken edge is
-   determined by the parent element's inline progression direction, not its
-   containing block. For example, if an inline element whose parent has
-   &lsquo;<code class=css>direction: rtl</code>&rsquo; and whose containing
-   block has &lsquo;<code class=css>direction: ltr</code>&rsquo; breaks
-   across two lines, the left edge of the fragment on the first line will be
-   the broken edge.
+  <p class=note> For inline elements, which side of a fragment is the broken
+   edge is determined by the parent element's inline progression direction.
+   For example, if an inline element whose parent has &lsquo;<code
+   class=css>direction: rtl</code>&rsquo; breaks across two lines, the
+   <em>left</em> edge of the fragment on the first line will be the broken
+   edge. (Note in particular that neither the element's own &lsquo;<code
+   class=property>direction</code>&rsquo; nor its containing block's
+   &lsquo;<code class=property>direction</code>&rsquo; is used.) See <a
+   href="#CSS3-WRITING-MODES"
+   rel=biblioentry>[CSS3-WRITING-MODES]<!--{{CSS3-WRITING-MODES}}--></a>.
 
   <p>UAs may also apply &lsquo;<a href="#box-decoration-break"><code
    class=property>box-decoration-break</code></a>&rsquo; to control rendering
@@ -4715,6 +4718,16 @@ <h3 class=no-num id=other-references> Other References</h3>
     </dd>
    <!---->
 
+   <dt id=CSS3-WRITING-MODES>[CSS3-WRITING-MODES]
+
+   <dd>Elika J. Etemad; Koji Ishii; Shinyu Murakami. <a
+    href="http://www.w3.org/TR/2011/WD-css3-writing-modes-20110901/"><cite>CSS
+    Writing Modes Module Level 3.</cite></a> 1 September 2011. W3C Working
+    Draft. (Work in progress.) URL: <a
+    href="http://www.w3.org/TR/2011/WD-css3-writing-modes-20110901/">http://www.w3.org/TR/2011/WD-css3-writing-modes-20110901/</a>
+    </dd>
+   <!---->
+
    <dt id=CSS3COLOR>[CSS3COLOR]
 
    <dd>Tantek &#199;elik; Chris Lilley; L. David Baron. <a

css3-background/Overview.src.html

@@ -2773,12 +2773,14 @@ <h3 id="the-box-decoration-break">Drawing at Breaks: the 'box-decoration-break'
   ''slice'', on the right the value ''clone''.
 </div>
 
-<p>For inline elements, which side of a fragment is the broken edge is
-determined by the parent element's inline progression direction, not
-its containing block. For example, if an inline element whose parent has
-''direction: rtl'' and whose containing block has ''direction: ltr''
-breaks across two lines, the left edge of the fragment on the first line
-will be the broken edge.
+<p class=note>
+For inline elements, which side of a fragment is the broken edge is
+determined by the parent element's inline progression direction.
+For example, if an inline element whose parent has ''direction: rtl''
+breaks across two lines, the <em>left</em> edge of the fragment on
+the first line will be the broken edge. (Note in particular that
+neither the element's own 'direction' nor its containing block's
+'direction' is used.) See [[CSS3-WRITING-MODES]].
 
 <p>UAs may also apply 'box-decoration-break' to control rendering
 at bidi-imposed breaks, i.e. when bidi reordering causes an inline