8383
8484 < h1 > CSS Text Level 3</ h1 >
8585
86- < h2 class ="no-num no-toc " id =longstatus-date > Editor's Draft 18 October
86+ < h2 class ="no-num no-toc " id =longstatus-date > Editor's Draft 3 November
8787 2010</ h2 >
8888
8989 < dl >
@@ -264,12 +264,12 @@ <h2 class="no-num no-toc" id=contents>Table of Contents</h2>
264264 and Word Boundaries</ a >
265265 < ul class =toc >
266266 < li > < a href ="#line-break "> < span class =secno > 5.1. </ span > Line Breaking
267- Restrictions for CJK Scripts : the ‘< code
267+ Restrictions Strictness : the ‘< code
268268 class =property > line-break</ code > ’ property</ a >
269269
270- < li > < a href ="#word-break "> < span class =secno > 5.2. </ span > Line Breaking
271- Rules for non-CJK Scripts : the ‘< code
272- class = property > word-break </ code > ’ property</ a >
270+ < li > < a href ="#word-break "> < span class =secno > 5.2. </ span > Word Breaking
271+ Rules: the ‘< code class = property > word-break </ code > ’
272+ property</ a >
273273 </ ul >
274274
275275 < li > < a href ="#wrapping "> < span class =secno > 6. </ span > Text Wrapping</ a >
@@ -1122,28 +1122,37 @@ <h2 id=line-breaking><span class=secno>5. </span> Line Breaking and Word
11221122 < p > CSS does not fully define where line breaking opportunities occur,
11231123 however some controls are provided to distinguish common variations.
11241124
1125+ < p class =note > Further information on line breaking conventions can be found
1126+ in < a href ="#JIS4051 " rel =biblioentry > [JIS4051]<!--{{JIS4051}}--> </ a > for
1127+ Japanese, < a href ="#ZHMARK " rel =biblioentry > [ZHMARK]<!--{{ZHMARK}}--> </ a >
1128+ for Chinese, and [?] for Korean, and in < a href ="#UAX14 "
1129+ rel =biblioentry > [UAX14]<!--{{!UAX14}}--> </ a > for all scripts in Unicode.
1130+ <!-- The CSS Working Group notes that although UAX 14 contains a wealth of
1131+ information about line breaking conventions, a literal implementation
1132+ of its algorithm has been found to be inadequate in multiple situations. -->
1133+
1134+ < p class =issue > Any guidance for appropriate references here would be much
1135+ appreciated.
1136+
11251137 < p > Floated and absolutely-positioned elements do not introduce a line
11261138 breaking opportunity. The line breaking behavior of a replaced element is
11271139 equivalent to that of a Latin character.
11281140
1129- < p class =issue > There is a question of what the default line breaking of
1130- Korean should be, and whether dictionary-based breaking is needed for
1131- typical layout (e.g. novels).
1132-
11331141 < p class =issue > It is not clear whether this section handles Southeast Asian
11341142 scripts well. Additionally, some guidance should be provided on how to
11351143 break or not break Southeast Asian in the absence of a dictionary.
11361144
11371145 < h3 id =line-break > < span class =secno > 5.1. </ span > Line Breaking Restrictions
1138- for CJK Scripts : the ‘< a href ="#line-break0 "> < code
1146+ Strictness : the ‘< a href ="#line-break0 "> < code
11391147 class =property > line-break</ code > </ a > ’ property</ h3 >
11401148
1141- < p > This property specifies line break opportunities for CJK scripts.
1149+ < p > This property specifies the strictness of line-breaking rules:
1150+ particularly how line-breaking interacts with punctuation.
11421151
11431152 < p > CSS distinguishes between three levels of strictness in the rules for
1144- implicit line breaking in CJK text . The precise set of rules in effect for
1145- the strict and loose levels is up to the UA and should follow language
1146- conventions. However, this specification does recommend that:
1153+ implicit line breaking. The precise set of rules in effect for the strict
1154+ and loose levels is up to the UA and should follow language conventions.
1155+ However, this specification does recommend that:
11471156
11481157 < ul >
11491158 < li > Following breaks be forbidden in strict line breaking and allowed in
@@ -1165,7 +1174,7 @@ <h3 id=line-break><span class=secno>5.1. </span> Line Breaking Restrictions
11651174 < li > breaks before iteration marks (U+3005, U+303B, U+309D, U+309E,
11661175 U+30FD, U+30FE)
11671176
1168- < li > breaks before inseparatable characters (U+2014, U+2025, U+2026,
1177+ < li > breaks between inseparatable characters (U+2014, U+2025, U+2026,
11691178 U+3033, U+3034, U+3035)
11701179 </ ul >
11711180 If the language is known to be Chinese or Japanese, then additionally the
@@ -1186,18 +1195,6 @@ <h3 id=line-break><span class=secno>5.1. </span> Line Breaking Restrictions
11861195 </ ul >
11871196 </ ul >
11881197
1189- < p class =note > Information on line breaking conventions can be found in < a
1190- href ="#JIS4051 " rel =biblioentry > [JIS4051]<!--{{JIS4051}}--> </ a > for
1191- Japanese, < a href ="#ZHMARK " rel =biblioentry > [ZHMARK]<!--{{ZHMARK}}--> </ a >
1192- for Chinese, and [?] for Korean, and in < a href ="#UAX14 "
1193- rel =biblioentry > [UAX14]<!--{{!UAX14}}--> </ a > for all scripts in Unicode.
1194- <!-- The CSS Working Group notes that although UAX 14 contains a wealth of
1195- information about line breaking conventions, a literal implementation
1196- of its algorithm has been found to be inadequate in multiple situations. -->
1197-
1198- < p class =issue > Any guidance for appropriate references here would be much
1199- appreciated.
1200-
12011198 < table class =propdef >
12021199 < tbody >
12031200 < tr >
@@ -1266,21 +1263,17 @@ <h3 id=line-break><span class=secno>5.1. </span> Line Breaking Restrictions
12661263
12671264 < dd > Breaks CJK scripts using a more restrictive set of line-breaking rules
12681265 than ‘< code class =property > normal</ code > ’.
1269-
1270- < dt > < dfn id =keep-all
1271- title ="line-break:keep-all "> < code > keep-all</ code > </ dfn >
1272-
1273- < dd > Sequences of CJK characters can no longer break on implied break
1274- points. This option should only be used where the presence of word
1275- separator characters still creates line-breaking opportunities, as in
1276- Korean.
12771266 </ dl >
12781267
1279- < h3 id =word-break > < span class =secno > 5.2. </ span > Line Breaking Rules for
1280- non-CJK Scripts: the ‘< a href ="#word-break0 "> < code
1268+ < p class =issue > It was requested to change the name of ‘< code
1269+ class =css > newspaper</ code > ’ to something more general, since not all
1270+ users would be newspapers and newspapers might use stricter rules.
1271+
1272+ < h3 id =word-break > < span class =secno > 5.2. </ span > Word Breaking Rules: the
1273+ ‘< a href ="#word-break0 "> < code
12811274 class =property > word-break</ code > </ a > ’ property</ h3 >
12821275
1283- < p > This property specifies line break opportunities for non-CJK scripts .
1276+ < p > This property specifies line break opportunities within words .
12841277
12851278 < table class =propdef >
12861279 < tbody >
@@ -1292,7 +1285,7 @@ <h3 id=word-break><span class=secno>5.2. </span> Line Breaking Rules for
12921285 < tr >
12931286 < th > Value:
12941287
1295- < td > normal | break-all | hyphenate
1288+ < td > normal | keep-all | [ break-all || hyphenate ]
12961289
12971290 < tr >
12981291 < th > Initial:
@@ -1328,15 +1321,23 @@ <h3 id=word-break><span class=secno>5.2. </span> Line Breaking Rules for
13281321 < dl >
13291322 < dt > < dfn id =normal1 title ="word-break:normal "> < code > normal</ code > </ dfn >
13301323
1331- < dd > Breaks non-CJK scripts according to their own rules.
1324+ < dd > Break words according to their usual rules.
13321325
13331326 < dt > < dfn id =break-all
13341327 title ="word-break:break-all "> < code > break-all</ code > </ dfn >
13351328
1336- < dd > Lines may break between any two grapheme clusters for non-CJK scripts.
1337- This option is used mostly in a context where the text is predominantly
1338- using CJK characters with few non-CJK excerpts and it is desired that the
1339- text be better distributed on each line.
1329+ < dd > Words may break between any two grapheme clusters within words.
1330+ Hyphenation is not applied. This option is used mostly in a context where
1331+ the text is predominantly using CJK characters with few non-CJK excerpts
1332+ and it is desired that the text be better distributed on each line.
1333+
1334+ < dt > < dfn id =keep-all
1335+ title ="line-break:keep-all "> < code > keep-all</ code > </ dfn >
1336+
1337+ < dd > Sequences of CJK characters can no longer break on implied break
1338+ points. This option should only be used where the presence of word
1339+ separator characters still creates line-breaking opportunities, as in
1340+ Korean.
13401341
13411342 < dt > < dfn id =hyphenate
13421343 title ="word-break:hyphenate "> < code > hyphenate</ code > </ dfn >
@@ -5293,7 +5294,7 @@ <h2 class=no-num id=appendix-b-property-index> Appendix B: Property index</h2>
52935294 < tr valign =baseline >
52945295 < td > < a class =property href ="#word-break0 "> word-break</ a >
52955296
5296- < td > normal | break-all | hyphenate
5297+ < td > normal | keep-all | [ break-all || hyphenate ]
52975298
52985299 < td > normal
52995300
@@ -5428,7 +5429,7 @@ <h2 class=no-num id=index>Index</h2>
54285429 title ="line-break:auto "> < strong > 5.1.</ strong > </ a >
54295430
54305431 < li > line-break:keep-all, < a href ="#keep-all "
5431- title ="line-break:keep-all "> < strong > 5.1 .</ strong > </ a >
5432+ title ="line-break:keep-all "> < strong > 5.2 .</ strong > </ a >
54325433
54335434 < li > line-break:newspaper, < a href ="#newspaper "
54345435 title ="line-break:newspaper "> < strong > 5.1.</ strong > </ a >
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