On Jul 6, 2010, at 7:55 PM, Christopher Wells wrote:
> My questions are as follows:
>
> * If I use the [CSS white-space property][3] on the `<body>`, should
> this be able to preserve the whitespace between block elements (e.g.
> between the `</h1>` and the `<p>`)? Or is whitespace between blocks
> always removed, with the white-space property only affecting
> whitespace within blocks?
Yes, white-space can be preserved, eventually. Try to style your document with
:root {white-space: pre} /* or pre-line */
Then add more line feeds between the blocks.
> * [The 'white-space' processing model][5] starts with, "Any text that
> is directly contained inside a block element (not inside an inline
> element) should be treated as an anonymous inline element". What
> should I understand about pure whitespace (whitespace with no text)?
16.6.1 "The 'white-space' processing model" provides the answer
<http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/text.html#white-space-model>
(second list)
> * Is there a rule (and if so, where is this rule defined) about
> removing whitespace within inline elements? For example in the
> following sequence `<p>The <strong> lazy </strong> dog.</p>` should
> the whitespace after the `<strong>` tag be removed? (The HTML 4 spec
> has [a rule about this for line breaks][6]; I was wondering whether
> this rule also applied to other, non-line-beak whitespace, and whether
> this rule is mentioned/defined/allowed/assumed in any XHTML or CSS
> specification.)
Again, refer to 16.6.1, more particularly, the first ordered list, point 4.2
Philippe
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