ISSUE-3: writing-mode values across CSS and SVG

WritingMode

writing-mode values across CSS and SVG

State:
RAISED
Product:
Raised by:
Chris Lilley
Opened on:
2010-07-07
Description:
From Sylvain:
Currently, CSS3 Text Layout defines the writing-mode property as taking:

lr-tb | rl-tb | tb-rl | bt-rl | tb-lr | bt-lr

In SVG1.1, Second Edition [2], writing-mode supports :

lr-tb | rl-tb | tb-rl | lr | rl | tb | inherit

1) In addition to the inherit keyword, SVG adds shorthand values
for lr-tb (lr), rl-tb (rl) and tb-rl (tb).

2) SVG also drops bt-rl, tb-lr and bt-lr.

To make both authors and implementors lives easier - especially in mixed
documents - both WGs should harmonize the values this property supports.

At a minimum, I propose that the CSS3 definition of writing-mode:
1. Include the inherit keyword
2. Include the shorthand values defined by SVG i.e. lr, rl and tb.
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Related emails:
  1. Re: Minutes, 22 November FX taskforce call (from jdaggett@mozilla.com on 2010-11-29)
  2. Minutes, 22 November FX taskforce call (from chris@w3.org on 2010-11-22)
  3. Agenda Nov 22 2010 fx telcon (from ed@opera.com on 2010-11-22)
  4. Re: Minutes, 11 Oct 2010 FX telcon (from ed@opera.com on 2010-10-25)
  5. RE: Minutes, 11 Oct 2010 FX telcon (from patd@microsoft.com on 2010-10-13)
  6. Minutes, 11 Oct 2010 FX telcon (from chris@w3.org on 2010-10-11)
  7. Agenda Oct 11 2010 public-fx telcon (from ed@opera.com on 2010-10-07)
  8. ISSUE-3 (WritingMode): writing-mode values across CSS and SVG (from sysbot+tracker@w3.org on 2010-07-07)

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