15736 2012-01-27 12:35:53 +0000 Rewrite phrases of the form "if property 'x' is set" since all properties exist for all elements (part of Issue 262) 2012-12-04 00:53:04 +0000 1 1 1 Unclassified CSS CSS Level 2 unspecified All Windows 3.1 NEW P2 normal --- 1 antonsforums bert public-css-bugzilla oldest_to_newest 63182 0 antonsforums 2012-01-27 12:35:53 +0000 Reported by Anton Prowse This is part of Issue 262: http://wiki.csswg.org/spec/css2.1#issue-262 phrases of the form "if property 'x' is set" are sloppy since, for all elements, specified values exist for all properties that apply within a given @media. Occurrence: 8.1 (Box dimensions) says: # The dimensions of the content area of a box — the content width # and content height — depend on several factors: whether the element # generating the box has the 'width' or 'height' property set, [...] s/whether the element generating the box has the 'width' or 'height' property set/the values of the 'width' and 'height' properties for the element generating the box/ Occurrence: 8.5.3 (Border style) says: # Since the initial value of the border styles is 'none', no borders # will be visible unless the border style is set. I'm not sure of good replacement text. Occurrence: 9.5.2 ('clear') says: # Computing the clearance of an element on which 'clear' is set is # done by [...] # When the property is set on floating elements, [...] We should be using something like "the value of 'clear' is not 'none'". Occurrence: 16.3.1 ('text-decoration') says: # The color(s) required for the text decoration must be derived # from the 'color' property value of the element on which # 'text-decoration' is set. I'm not sure of good replacement text. Occurrence: 17.5.2.2 (Automatic table layout) says: # Input to the automatic table layout must only include the width of # the containing block and the content of, and any CSS properties # set on, the table and any of its descendants. s/any/the/ Converstation begins: Bug description: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2011Jan/0076.html (Issue 1) Issue 262: http://wiki.csswg.org/spec/css2.1#issue-262 Summary Editorial issues in Ch 8 URL http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2011Jan/0076.html Proposal Accept issue 1 proposed text, fix problem in issue 2 somehow, don't understand why 3 is an issue so no change Resolution Assumed editorial. Status Open. =errata= Deferred to Errata