Re: [css-d] Elements that create new block formatting contexts

2010-05-04 Thread Thierry Koblentz
> > As I said earlier, my issue is about how it is *worded*, not about > how > > things work. > > One more time: > > > > "Note that an element with 'display: inline' therefore cannot be a > flow > > Root..." > > > > English is not my native language so it may be the problem here, but > the way > >

Re: [css-d] Elements that create new block formatting contexts

2010-05-04 Thread L. David Baron
On Tuesday 2010-05-04 09:37 -0700, Thierry Koblentz wrote: > > > > display: block. > > > > http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/visuren.html#dis-pos-flo > > > > > That table is about "computed value", what I quoted was related to a > > > "declaration" (at least that's the way I read it): > > > > > In my ru

Re: [css-d] Elements that create new block formatting contexts

2010-05-04 Thread Thierry Koblentz
> > > display: block. > > > http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/visuren.html#dis-pos-flo > > > That table is about "computed value", what I quoted was related to a > > "declaration" (at least that's the way I read it): > > > In my rule, the float is styled with "display:inline" and I expect it > to be > >

Re: [css-d] IE8 discards styles in ul li

2010-05-04 Thread David Laakso
John Fitzgerald wrote: > I've been working with this for a while. Time to ask for help. > I styled an ul dropdown menu. It works great in everything but IE8 > There is supposed to be a sub menu floating to the inside right of the > outer container. According to Adobe Browser lab, it presents pr

Re: [css-d] Elements that create new block formatting contexts

2010-05-04 Thread Climis, Tim
> > display: block. > > http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/visuren.html#dis-pos-flo > That table is about "computed value", what I quoted was related to a > "declaration" (at least that's the way I read it): > In my rule, the float is styled with "display:inline" and I expect it to be > a flow Root. > Is

Re: [css-d] Elements that create new block formatting contexts

2010-05-04 Thread Thierry Koblentz
> > I'm not sure I'm following that. > > What about: > > > > selector { > > float: left; > > width: 200px; > > margin-left: 10px; > > display: inline; > > } > > display: block. > http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/visuren.html#dis-pos-flo That table is about "computed value", what I quoted was relate

Re: [css-d] Elements that create new block formatting contexts

2010-05-04 Thread Philippe Wittenbergh
On May 4, 2010, at 11:08 PM, Thierry Koblentz wrote: > I'm not sure I'm following that. > What about: > > selector { > float: left; > width: 200px; > margin-left: 10px; > display: inline; > } display: block. http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/visuren.html#dis-pos-flo Philippe --- Philippe Wittenbe

Re: [css-d] Elements that create new block formatting contexts

2010-05-04 Thread Thierry Koblentz
> >> HTML5 4.10 gives a complete description of form controls (but, as > expected, not really about their display). > >> http://www.w3.org/TR/html5/forms.html#forms > > > > uhu, I should've re-read html5:10 > > http://www.w3.org/TR/html5/the-xhtml-syntax.html#the-fieldset- > element-0 > > > > 'The

Re: [css-d] Elements that create new block formatting contexts

2010-05-04 Thread Philippe Wittenbergh
On May 4, 2010, at 4:19 PM, Ingo Chao wrote: >> uhu, I should've re-read html5:10 >> http://www.w3.org/TR/html5/the-xhtml-syntax.html#the-fieldset-element-0 >> >> 'The fieldset element is expected to establish a new block formatting >> context.' >> > > ah, HTML5, spec of the specs, comes to t

Re: [css-d] Elements that create new block formatting contexts

2010-05-04 Thread Ingo Chao
2010/5/4 Philippe Wittenbergh : > > On May 4, 2010, at 12:20 PM, Philippe Wittenbergh wrote: > >> HTML5 4.10 gives a complete description of form controls (but, as expected, >> not really about their display). >> http://www.w3.org/TR/html5/forms.html#forms > > uhu, I should've re-read html5:10 > h