[css2] Added transparent value for border-color prop, added comment about hidden and table borders

ianbjacobs · ianbjacobs · commit 33b4c01d4599 · 1998-02-07T02:03:00.000Z
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diff --git a/css2/visudet.src b/css2/visudet.src
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
 <html lang="en">
-<!-- $Id: visudet.src,v 2.0 1998-02-02 18:49:48 bbos Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Id: visudet.src,v 2.1 1998-02-07 02:03:00 ijacobs Exp $ -->
 <HEAD>
 <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1">
 <TITLE>Visual rendering model details</TITLE>
@@ -364,10 +364,22 @@ of the top, right, bottom and left borders:
 <!-- #include src=properties/border-color.srb -->
 
 <P>The <span class="propinst-border-color">'border-color'</span>
-property sets the color of the four borders. <span
-class="propinst-border-color">'border-color'</span> can have from one
-to four values, and the values are set on the different sides as for
-<span class="propinst-border-width">'border-width'</span>.
+property sets the color of the four borders. Values have the following
+meanings:</p>
+
+<dl>
+<dt><span class="index-inst" title="&lt;color&gt;"><span
+class="value-inst-color"><strong>&lt;color&gt;</strong></span></span>
+<dd>Specifies a color value.
+<dt><strong>transparent</strong>
+<dd>The border is transparent (though it may have width).
+</dl>
+
+
+<P>The <span class="propinst-border-color">'border-color'</span>
+property can have from one to four values, and the values are set on
+the different sides as for <span
+class="propinst-border-width">'border-width'</span>.
 
 <P>If an element's border color is not specified 
 with a border property, user agents must use the value
@@ -403,10 +415,13 @@ value type, which make take one of the following:</p>
 
 <dl>
 <dt><strong><span class="index-def" title="'none'::as border style"><a name="value-def-none" class="value-def">none</a></span></strong>
-<dd>No border.
+<dd>No border. <strong>Note.</strong> This value forces
+the computed value of <span class="propinst-border-width">'border-width'</span>
+to be '0'. 
 <dt><strong><span class="index-def" title="'hidden'"><a name="value-def-hidden" class="value-def">hidden</a></span></strong>
-<dd>Same as 'none', except in <a
-href="tables.html#border-conflict-resolution">tables</a>.
+<dd>Same as 'none', except in terms of <a
+href="tables.html#border-conflict-resolution">border conflict
+resolution</a> for <a href="tables.html">table elements</a>.
 <dt><strong><span class="index-def" title="'dotted'"><a name="value-def-dotted" class="value-def">dotted</a></span></strong>
 <dd>The border is a series of dots.
 <dt><strong><span class="index-def" title="'dashed'"><a name="value-def-dashed" class="value-def">dashed</a></span></strong>
@@ -1231,6 +1246,14 @@ generated box appears:</p>
   <DD>Align the bottom of the box with the bottom of the line box.
 </DL>
 
+<div class="note"><P>
+<em><strong>Note.</strong> Values of this property have
+slightly different meanings in the context of tables.
+Please consult the section on <a href="tables.html#vertical-align">
+vertical alignment of table context</a> for details.
+</em>
+</div>
+
 <H2><a name="floating-constraints">Floating constraints</a></H2>
 
 <P> A floating box is positioned subject to the following
