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Bug 15884 - Trivial editorial issue in 9.4.1 (Block formatting contexts)
Summary: Trivial editorial issue in 9.4.1 (Block formatting contexts)
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: CSS
Classification: Unclassified
Component: CSS Level 2 (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All Windows 3.1
: P2 normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Bert Bos
QA Contact: public-css-bugzilla
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Reported: 2012-02-04 16:40 UTC by Anton P
Modified: 2012-12-04 00:54 UTC (History)
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Description Anton P 2012-02-04 16:40:09 UTC 
Reported by Anton Prowse

9.4.1 says:

   # In a block formatting context, each box's left outer edge touches
   # the left edge of the containing block (for right-to-left
   # formatting, right edges touch).

s/box's/in-flow box's/
since floats participate in a block formatting context and yet they don't always touch the edges of their containing block.  [Whether abspos elements participate is less clear.]

See: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2011Jan/0087.html (Issue 7)