Re: [css-d] width of - I don't get it

2006-08-23 Thread Philippe Wittenbergh
On Aug 24, 2006, at 5:40 AM, Peter-Paul Koch wrote: >> http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-html401-19991224/struct/ >> tables.html#adef-width-COL >> both specify that widths on cols and colgroups apply per column. > > But does "each column" mean the tag (which may span several > columns) or the indi

Re: [css-d] width of - I don't get it

2006-08-23 Thread Peter-Paul Koch
> However, this one happens to be specified the same way in both specs and > implemented that way: > > http://www.w3.org/TR/2006/WD-CSS21-20060411/tables.html#q4 says: > # The following properties apply to column and column-group elements: > # [...] > # 'width' > # The 'width' property gives the

Re: [css-d] width of - I don't get it

2006-08-23 Thread L. David Baron
On Wednesday 2006-08-23 19:53 +0100, Nick Fitzsimons wrote: > On 23 Aug 2006, at 19:43, L. David Baron wrote: > >(Note, for example, that the span="2" doesn't map to > >anything in CSS.) > > > > However "span" is in the list of attributes that are not considered > to be presentational according

Re: [css-d] width of - I don't get it

2006-08-23 Thread Nick Fitzsimons
On 23 Aug 2006, at 19:43, L. David Baron wrote: > (Note, for example, that the span="2" doesn't map to > anything in CSS.) > However "span" is in the list of attributes that are not considered to be presentational according to CSS2.1 section 6.4.4:

Re: [css-d] width of - I don't get it

2006-08-23 Thread L. David Baron
On Wednesday 2006-08-23 18:40 +0100, Nick Fitzsimons wrote: > As the HTML 4 spec states that the width attribute applies to each > individual column spanned by the "COL" element, it follows that a CSS > width declaration must also apply to each individual column, rather > than to the group of

Re: [css-d] width of - I don't get it

2006-08-23 Thread Nick Fitzsimons
On 23 Aug 2006, at 18:27, Peter-Paul Koch wrote: >> "Width" is one of the presentational attributes. > > But my code example doesn't use a width attribute, just a common CSS > width declaration. > Yes, but section 6.4 of CSS 2.1 specifies the way in which a CSS- capable user agent converts pres

Re: [css-d] width of - I don't get it

2006-08-23 Thread Peter-Paul Koch
> "Width" is one of the presentational attributes. But my code example doesn't use a width attribute, just a common CSS width declaration. -- --- ppk, freelance web developer http://www.quirksmode.org/ --

Re: [css-d] width of - I don't get it

2006-08-23 Thread Nick Fitzsimons
On 23 Aug 2006, at 17:24, Peter-Paul Koch wrote: > http://www.quirksmode.org/css/columns.html > > One result took me totally by surprise, and I hope someone on the list > can explain it to me. In my tests I use a tag that spans two > columns: > > > > Before I did this test, I assumed tha

[css-d] width of - I don't get it

2006-08-23 Thread Peter-Paul Koch
Hello all, I just published the results of my research into table columns and CSS: http://www.quirksmode.org/css/columns.html One result took me totally by surprise, and I hope someone on the list can explain it to me. In my tests I use a tag that spans two columns: Before I did this