[css-overflow] 'overflow-block' and 'block-overflow' are too similar

[Loirooriol]

I am thinking that authors may get confused because the names are so similar, and will end up using the wrong one.

overflow-block follows the standard convention for logical properties, so maybe consider renaming block-overflow to something different.

[heycam]

In #2849 I wondered whether there is a word we can use in place of block that fits inline : text :: block : <something>, since block-overflow has similar behavior to text-overflow.

[frivoal]

More than the property name, I have some reservations about the name of the 'clip' value, since it doesn't really clip anything and allows for (inline) overflow. It was named that way to keep the parallel with text-overflow, but I'm not sure this is working all that well (also this isn't really about overflow).

Alternate suggestion, attempting to address your concern and mine:
block-ellipsis: none | ellipsis | <string>
or maybe
block-ellipsis: none | auto | <string>

[rachelandrew]

I'm just writing some docs for MDN on overflow so was thinking about this property in terms of how to explain it. I like block-ellipsis as a descriptive term, it seems to more accurately describe what this property is doing and avoids any confusion with overflow-block.

If it were block-ellipsis then none | ellipsis | <string> would make sense, as it is describing the appearance or not of an ellipsis as opposed to the clipping or otherwise of the content.

[frivoal]

Agenda+ing to attempt to get a 3 part resolution:

1. rename the property from block-overflow to block-ellipsis
2. rename the auto value to none
3. rename the ellipsis value to auto

I'm strongly in favor of 1 and 2, weakly in favor of 3.

[css-meeting-bot]

The Working Group just discussed 'overflow-block' and 'block-overflow' are too similar, and agreed to the following:

• RESOLVED: Rename overflow to block-ellipsis. Rename auto to none. Rename ellipsis behavior to auto

The full IRC log of that discussion

<dael> Topic: 'overflow-block' and 'block-overflow' are too similar
<dael> github: https://github.com//issues/2561
<fantasai> https://github.com//issues/2561#issuecomment-413144634
<dael> Rossen: florian is not here. Dunno if heycam or rachelandrew_ are here
<dael> fantasai: I'min favor of accepting proposal in last comment fwiw
<dael> Rossen: Other opinions?
<dael> rachelandrew_: I'd agree
<astearns> +1 to block-ellipsis
<dael> Rossen: Rename overflow to block-ellipsis. Rename auto to none. Rename ellipsis behavior to auto
<dael> rachelandrew_: Yes I agree [missed]
<dael> rachelandrew_: I agree and as Imentioned in comments I wrote docs for MDN and this seemed sensible way to explain it
<dael> Rossen: We can try and resolve. Objections to Rename overflow to block-ellipsis. Rename auto to none. Rename ellipsis behavior to auto
<dael> RESOLVED: Rename overflow to block-ellipsis. Rename auto to none. Rename ellipsis behavior to auto