- From: James Hopkins <james@idreamincode.co.uk>
- Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:49:19 +0000
- To: www-style@w3.org
Currently, the spec [1] states that, for replaced elements with an intrinsic ratio, it is an optional requirement that a UA scale the element. I'd like to propose that the current spec is further clarified so that scaling a replaced element is recommended (SHOULD), as opposed to just optional (MAY). Leaving scaling as optional could (although unlikely) result in a vendor implementing behavior that differs from currently consistent implementations in other browsers - FF, Safari, IE, and Opera all scale replaced elements (which have an intrinsic ratio) in this way. More so, authors have become reliant on the behavior found in these existing implementations, and to allow the possibility of a differing implementation would no doubt affect interoperability. *ASIDE* Surely, the aforementioned prose should be repeated in http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/visudet.html#the-height-property too? [1] http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/visudet.html#the-width-property
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