[css2] FIXED: for fixed positioning containing block established by viewport. other fixes suggested by Robert Stevahn + added links

ianbjacobs · ianbjacobs · commit e130fc0c9e1b · 1998-05-08T16:28:35.000Z
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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 2.42 1998-05-06 02:28:41 ijacobs Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Id: visudet.src,v 2.43 1998-05-08 16:28:35 ijacobs Exp $ -->
 <HEAD>
 <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1">
 <TITLE>Visual formatting model details</TITLE>
@@ -22,14 +22,16 @@ is defined as follows:</p>
 in which the <a href="conform.html#root">root
 element</a> lives is chosen by the user agent.
 
-<li>For other elements, unless the element is absolutely positioned,
-the containing block is formed by the content edge of the youngest
+<li>For other elements, unless the element is <a
+href="visuren.html#absolutely-positioned">absolutely positioned</a>,
+the containing block is formed by the content edge of the nearest
 block-level ancestor box.
 
-<li>If the element is absolutely positioned (i.e., the <span
-class="propinst-position">'position'</span> property of the element is
-either 'fixed' or 'absolute'), the containing block is established by
-the youngest ancestor with a <span
+<li>If the element has 'position: fixed', the containing block is
+established by the <a href="visuren.html#viewport">viewport</A>.
+
+<li>If the element has 'position: absolute', the containing block is
+established by the nearest ancestor with a <span
 class="propinst-position">'position'</span> other than 'static', in
 the following way:
 <ol>
@@ -48,8 +50,9 @@ the ancestor, and the bottom and right are the bottom and right
 content edges of the last box of the ancestor.
 
 <li>If the <span class="propinst-direction">'direction'</span> is 'rtl', the top and right are the top and
-right edges of the first box of the ancestor, and the bottom and left
-are the bottom and left content edges of the ancestor.
+right edges of the first box generated by the
+ancestor, and the bottom and left
+are the bottom and left content edges of the last box of the ancestor.
 </ol>
 </ol>
 
