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@@ -130,7 +130,9 @@ <h2 class="no-num no-toc" id=status-of-this-document>Status of this
    between the text and the pseudo-algorithm in section&nbsp;3.4. The
    pseudo-algorithm was corrected and also made easier to read. The wording
    of a few other sections was improved in places, without changes to the
-   functionality.
+   functionality. In January, 2012, some examples and the description of the
+   &lsquo;<a href="#column-fill"><code
+   class=property>column-fill</code></a>&rsquo; property was revised.
 
   <p>This document will remain Candidate Recommendation at least until 12 May
    2011. See the <a href="#cr-exit-criteria">CR exit criteria.</a>
@@ -505,17 +507,13 @@ <h2 id=the-multi-column-model><span class=secno>2. </span>The multi-column
     the textual content of the different examples vary slightly.
   </div>
 
-  <p>Column boxes act as the containing block for their content. That is,
-   column boxes behave like block-level, table cell, and inline-block boxes
-   as per CSS 2.1, section 10.1, item 2 <a href="#CSS21"
+  <p>Column boxes are block container boxes. That is, column boxes behave
+   like block-level, table cell, and inline-block boxes as per CSS 2.1,
+   section 10.1, item 2 <a href="#CSS21"
    rel=biblioentry>[CSS21]<!--{{!CSS21}}--></a>. However, column boxes do not
-   establish containing blocks for elements with &lsquo;<code
+   establish block container boxes for elements with &lsquo;<code
    class=css>position: fixed</code>&rsquo; or &lsquo;<code
    class=css>position: absolute</code>&rsquo;.
-   <!--Percentage values that are calculated
-relative to the containing block height are calculated based on the
-multicol element's height, not the column box's height.-->
-   
 
   <div class=example>
    <p>In this example, the width of the image is set with these rules:
@@ -1051,7 +1049,7 @@ <h3 id=stacking-context><span class=secno>3.5. </span>Stacking context</h3>
 
   <p>All column boxes in a multi-column element are in the same stacking
    context and the drawing order of their contents is as specified in CSS
-   2.1.
+   2.1. Column boxes do not establish new stacking contexts.
 
   <h2 id=column-gaps-and-rules><span class=secno>4. </span>Column gaps and
    rules</h2>
@@ -1385,8 +1383,8 @@ <h2 id=column-breaks><span class=secno>5. </span>Column breaks</h2>
   <p>When content is laid out in multiple columns, the user agent must
    determine where column breaks are placed. The problem of breaking content
    into columns is similar to breaking content into pages, which is described
-   in <a href="#CSS21" rel=biblioentry>[CSS21]<!--{{!CSS21}}--></a>.
-   <!--add specific reference to 13.3.3 -->
+   in CSS 2.1, section 13.3.3 <a href="#CSS21"
+   rel=biblioentry>[CSS21]<!--{{!CSS21}}--></a>.
 
   <p>Three new properties are introduced to allow column breaks to be
    described in the same properties as page breaks: &lsquo;<a
@@ -2230,7 +2228,7 @@ <h3 id=pagination-and-overflow-outside-multicol><span class=secno>8.2.
 }
 </pre>
 
-   <p>As a result, the number of columns increases and the extra columns
+   <p>As a result, the number of columns increases and the extra columns are
     added in the inline direction:
 
    <div class=cols style="height: 100px">
@@ -2254,9 +2252,7 @@ <h3 id=pagination-and-overflow-outside-multicol><span class=secno>8.2.
     <div class=col style="left: 525px">
      <p> Pqr stu vw xyz. A bc<br>
       def g hij klm nopqrs<br>
-      tuv wxy z. Abc de fg<br>
-      hi jklmno pqr stu v<br>
-      wx yz.
+      tuv wxy z.
     </div>
 
     <div class=gap style="left: 150px"></div>
@@ -2404,9 +2400,9 @@ <h2 class=no-num id=acknowledgments>Acknowledgments</h2>
    Bj&ouml;rn H&ouml;hrmann, Joost de Valk, Peter-Paul Koch, Shelby Moore,
    Till Halbach, C&eacute;dric Savarese, Andy Clarke, Robert O'Callahan,
    Markus Mielke, Alex Mogilevsky, Sergey Genkin, Michael Day, Melinda Grant,
-   Kevin Lawver, David Baron, Bert Bos, Dave Raggett, Chris Wilson, Robert
-   Stevahn, Peter Linss, Chris Lilley, Steve Zilles, Tantek &Ccedil;elik,
-   Daniel Glazman and Ian Hickson.
+   Kevin Lawver, Anton Prowse, L. David Baron, Bert Bos, Dave Raggett, Chris
+   Wilson, Robert Stevahn, Peter Linss, Chris Lilley, Steve Zilles, Tantek
+   &Ccedil;elik, Daniel Glazman and Ian Hickson.
 
   <h2 class=no-num id=references>References</h2>