ISSUE-345: tts:overflow - ambiguous language about region extent
tts:overflow - ambiguous language about region extent
- State:
- CLOSED
- Product:
- TTML 1.0 (Editorial)
- Raised by:
- Glenn Adams
- Opened on:
- 2014-09-17
- Description:
- The normative text in TTML1 8.2.15 (tts:overflow) ", and region composition and layout must be performed as if the region's width and height were unconstrained" has been misinterpreted (based on its surface, but not intended meaning) to mean that a region's size is automatically extended to contain overflowed content. Since it is not the intent of this language to override or contradict the existing semantics of the overflow property of XSL 1.1 or CSS2.1, a clarifying note is needed (in errata and eventual incorporation) as follows:
<quote>
Note:
This attribute has no impact on presentation processing when no overflow condition applies. Furthermore, an overflow condition only applies in either (or both) of two specific contexts: (1) when tts:wrapOption is noWrap and the bounding box of some descendant glyph area overflows (extends outside of) the containing region's nominal content area extent in the inline progression dimension, or (and) (2) when the bounding box of some descendant line area overflows (extends outside of) the containing region's nominal content area extent in the block progression dimension, where the nominal content area extent in the inline and block progression dimensions is determined by the computed values of the tts:extent and tts:padding style properties of the containing region. Furthermore, when an overflow condition applies, it is not intended that the effective extent of the region be modified for the purpose of presentation processing. For example, the area painted with the region's background color is not extended in either dimension to enclose the overflowed content.
Note that, in particular, the normative text in the previous paragraph "region composition and layout must be performed as if the region's width and height were unconstrained" refers to the process of determining the effective extent and origin of descendant line areas produced in either (or both) of the two overflow contexts described here, and is not intended to imply that the region extent is altered for the purpose of determining the region's padding area insets or the extent of its background color. More specifically, the normative language above is not intended to override or contradict the semantics of [XSL 1.1], § 7.21.2, or of [CSS2], § 11.1.1, on which the former is based.
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A fix is also needed in TTML2, which is best obtained by simply removing the problem language ", and region composition and layout must be performed as if the region's width and height were unconstrained", this language not being necessary and potentially generating mis-interpretations. In TTML, when it comes to style semantics, one should first determine the XSL-FO (and CSS) semantics, and then determine if the TTML semantics intentionally overrides or modifies these semantics. If the answer is no, then the XSL-FO/CSS semantics apply in whole. This is the criteria in the case of this particular issue: no override or modification of XSL-FO/CSS overflow semantics was intended. - Related Actions Items:
- No related actions
- Related emails:
- Re: {minutes} TTWG Meeting 9/10/2014 (from silviapfeiffer1@gmail.com on 2014-10-10)
- {minutes} TTWG Meeting 9/10/2014 (from nigel.megitt@bbc.co.uk on 2014-10-09)
- {agenda} TTWG Meeting 9/10/2014 (from nigel.megitt@bbc.co.uk on 2014-10-08)
- {agenda} TTWG Meeting 2/10/2014 (from nigel.megitt@bbc.co.uk on 2014-10-01)
- Re: ISSUE-345: tts:overflow - ambiguous language about region extent [TTML 1.0 (Editorial)] (from tmichel@w3.org on 2014-09-30)
- Re: ISSUE-345: tts:overflow - ambiguous language about region extent [TTML 1.0 (Editorial)] (from tmichel@w3.org on 2014-09-30)
- Re: ISSUE-345: tts:overflow - ambiguous language about region extent [TTML 1.0 (Editorial)] (from nigel.megitt@bbc.co.uk on 2014-09-30)
- Re: ISSUE-345: tts:overflow - ambiguous language about region extent [TTML 1.0 (Editorial)] (from pal@sandflow.com on 2014-09-30)
- Re: ISSUE-345: tts:overflow - ambiguous language about region extent [TTML 1.0 (Editorial)] (from tmichel@w3.org on 2014-09-30)
- Re: ISSUE-345: tts:overflow - ambiguous language about region extent [TTML 1.0 (Editorial)] (from nigel.megitt@bbc.co.uk on 2014-09-30)
- Re: ISSUE-345: tts:overflow - ambiguous language about region extent [TTML 1.0 (Editorial)] (from pal@sandflow.com on 2014-09-26)
- RE: ISSUE-345: tts:overflow - ambiguous language about region extent [TTML 1.0 (Editorial)] (from John.Birch@screensystems.tv on 2014-09-26)
- Re: ISSUE-345: tts:overflow - ambiguous language about region extent [TTML 1.0 (Editorial)] (from glenn@skynav.com on 2014-09-26)
- RE: ISSUE-345: tts:overflow - ambiguous language about region extent [TTML 1.0 (Editorial)] (from John.Birch@screensystems.tv on 2014-09-26)
- Re: ISSUE-345: tts:overflow - ambiguous language about region extent [TTML 1.0 (Editorial)] (from glenn@skynav.com on 2014-09-26)
- Re: ISSUE-345: tts:overflow - ambiguous language about region extent [TTML 1.0 (Editorial)] (from nigel.megitt@bbc.co.uk on 2014-09-26)
- Re: ISSUE-345: tts:overflow - ambiguous language about region extent [TTML 1.0 (Editorial)] (from glenn@skynav.com on 2014-09-26)
- Re: ISSUE-345: tts:overflow - ambiguous language about region extent [TTML 1.0 (Editorial)] (from nigel.megitt@bbc.co.uk on 2014-09-26)
- Re: ISSUE-345: tts:overflow - ambiguous language about region extent [TTML 1.0 (Editorial)] (from glenn@skynav.com on 2014-09-25)
- Re: ISSUE-345: tts:overflow - ambiguous language about region extent [TTML 1.0 (Editorial)] (from pal@sandflow.com on 2014-09-25)
- {agenda} TTWG Meeting 25/9/2014 (from nigel.megitt@bbc.co.uk on 2014-09-24)
- {minutes} Geneva F2F day 2 17/09/2014 (from nigel.megitt@bbc.co.uk on 2014-09-17)
- ISSUE-345: tts:overflow - ambiguous language about region extent [TTML 1.0 (Editorial)] (from sysbot+tracker@w3.org on 2014-09-17)
Related notes:
Fixed in https://dvcs.w3.org/hg/ttml/rev/30f27a796148
Glenn Adams, 17 Sep 2014, 04:19:57Above link is broken. See https://dvcs.w3.org/hg/ttml/raw-file/default/ttml1/spec/ttml1-errata.html#errata-8.2.15-1 for an alternate.
Nigel Megitt, 26 Sep 2014, 10:25:45Display change log