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Bug 15887 - Editorial problems with Example 1 in 9.5.2 ('clear')
Summary: Editorial problems with Example 1 in 9.5.2 ('clear')
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 16:57 UTC by Anton P
Modified: 2012-12-04 00:52 UTC (History)
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Description Anton P 2012-02-04 16:57:12 UTC 
Reported by Anton Prowse

In 9.5.2 (Controlling flow next to floats: the 'clear' 
property), a new Example 1 was added – lifted word-for-word from 
http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2009Feb/0108.html.  This is a welcome addition, but in general its style is far too informal, and it also needs some cleaning up:

   # (B1 has no children and no padding or border)

But we should state that it does have positive height.

   # [...]: block B2 with a top margin of M2 (no padding or border, no
   # children). B2 has 'clear' set to 'both'. We also assume B2 is not
   # empty.

Assuming that B2 is non-replaced, it cannot be non-empty and yet have no children.  Rather, we should state that it has positive height.

   # [...], we are in the situation described in the spec where we need
   # to add clearance

This needs a proper cross-reference.

We also need to refer to the hypothetical position at some point in this 
example.


See: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2011Jan/0087.html (Issue 9)