spec/css2.1/anton-lc-2010: notes on floats

Author: fantasai

spec/css2.1/anton-lc-2010.txt

@@ -161,9 +161,9 @@ Could remove the quotes, but other than that it doesn't seem we need a change. (
 
   Status: unfiled, but I assume the WG prefer to leave this undefined for 
   CSS21
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+Could specify by changing "must not overlap any floats" to "must not overlap the margin box of any floats" in http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/visuren.html#bfc-next-to-float
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   Positioning
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   property is 'auto'.
 
   Status: unfiled
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+Nice to have for readability consistency, but since it's not wrong or even imprecise, no change.
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   P2) http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2010Apr/0529.html
 
   Editorial issues in 10.3–10.7
 
   Status: unfiled
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+Notes added to 10.3 and 10.6 wrt being tentative. Defer addition of "computed" to errata.
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   Floats
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   reflowed at all (Issues 2 and 3)
 
   Status: Filed as Issue 192, but I am disputing the resolution
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+See dbaron's (upcoming) response for issue 192.
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   FL2) http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2009Oct/0058.html
 
   9.5 wording is wrong for RTL text next to floats.  (Issue raised by 
   Øyvind Stenhaug)
 
   Status: unfiled
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+Defer to Bert and dbaron
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   FL3) http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2010Mar/0366.html
 
   Various ambiguities concerning how to flow line boxes "next to" floats 
   in different containing blocks
 
   Status: unfiled
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+I don't understand this issue. Isn't the available space negative (i.e. not enough to fit any content) in the case given?
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   FL4) http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2010Sep/0130.html
 
   Editorial issue: modification needed to new wording about "next to" floats
 
   Status: unfiled
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+In what way to shortened line boxes not behave the same as normal line boxes? (If they are not different, then the edit is not necessary.)
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   FL5) http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2010Sep/0131.html 
   (Issue 1)
         http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2010Sep/0148.html 
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   No shortening of line boxes next to later floats
 
   Status: unfiled
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+This is an error in the spec. http://software.hixie.ch/utilities/js/live-dom-viewer/?%3C!DOCTYPE%20html%3E%0A%3Cdiv%20style%3D%22border%3A%20solid%20magenta%22%3E%0A%20%20%3Cdiv%20style%3D%27float%3A%20left%3B%20border%3A%20solid%20green%3B%20%27%3EA%3C%2Fdiv%3E%20aaaa%0A%3C%2Fdiv%3E%0A%3Cdiv%20style%3D%22border%3A%20solid%20blue%3B%20margin%3A%20-2em%22%3E%0A%20%20%3Civ%20style%3D%22float%3A%20left%3B%20border%3A%20solid%20yellow%3B%20%22%3EB%3C%2Fdiv%3E%20bbbbbbb%0A%3C%2Fdiv%3E
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   FL6) http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2010Sep/0131.html 
   (Issue 2)
         http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2010Sep/0150.html 
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   A left float can be to the right of a right float in certain situations
 
   Status: unfiled
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+Not a feature of the spec exactly, but certainly a logical consequence of the model. Not a problem. (If Bert and dbaron agree this is a problem, then it's not a problem.)
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   Clearance
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   margin-top of an element is incorrect
 
   Status: unfiled
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   CL2) http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2010Sep/0665.html 
   (first half)
         http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2010Aug/0374.html