implementing changes from the CSS WG meeting

Author: howcom

css3-multicol/Overview.src.html

@@ -262,8 +262,8 @@ <h2>The multi-column model</h2>
 <p>In the simplest case a multicol element will contain only one row
 of columns, and the height of each column will be equivalent to the
 used height of the multi-column element's content box. If the
-multi-column element is paginated, then the height of each row is
-constrained by the page, and the content continues in a new row of
+multi-column element is paginated, the height of each row is
+constrained by the page and the content continues in a new row of
 column boxes on the next page; a column box never splits across pages.
 The same effect occurs when a <em>spanning element</em> divides the
 multi-column element: the columns before the spanning element are
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ <h2>The multi-column model</h2>
 <p>Column gaps (yellow) and column rules (green) are shown in this
 sample rendition of a multi-column element with padding (blue). The
 blue and yellow is present for illustrational purposes only. In actual
-implementations these ares will be determined by the background.
+implementations these areas will be determined by the background.
 
 <div class=cols>
 
@@ -1230,10 +1230,10 @@ <h3>'column-span'</h3>
       <td><dfn>column-span</dfn>
     <tr>
       <td><em>Value:</em>
-      <td>1 | all 
+      <td>none | all 
     <tr>
       <td><em>Initial:</em>
-      <td>1
+      <td>none
     <tr>
       <td><em>Applies to:</em>
       <td>static, non-floating elements, 
@@ -1255,29 +1255,31 @@ <h3>'column-span'</h3>
 
 <dl>
 
-<dt>1
+<dt>none
 <dd>The element does not span multiple columns.
 
 <dt>all
 
 <dd>The element spans across all columns. Content in the normal flow
 that appears before the element is automatically balanced across all
-columns before the element appears.
+columns before the element appears. The element establishes a new
+block formatting context.
 
 </dl>
 
 <p>An element that spans more than one column is called a
 <dfn>spanning element</dfn>.
 
+<!--
 <p>This property has no effect on elements that do not fit entirely
 within the multicol element. Also, if a setting on this property pushes the
 element outside a multicol element, this property will have no effect.
-
+-->
 
 <div class="example">
 
 <p>In this example, an <code>h2</code> element has been added to the
-sample document after the first sentence in the fourth alphabet (i.e.,
+sample document after the first sentence in the fourth sentence (i.e.,
 after the word "jkl."). This styling applies:
 
 <pre class="css">
@@ -1341,6 +1343,12 @@ <h3>'column-span'</h3>
 
 </div>
 
+<p>A spanning element takes up more space than the element would take
+up otherwise. When space is limited, it may be impossible to find room
+for the spanning element. In these cases, user agents may treat the
+element as if 'none' had been specified.
+
+
 
 <h2>Filling columns</h2>