Re: Questions about microsoft tests (3nd version)

2010/2/10 Gérard Talbot <css21testsuite@gtalbot.org>:
>
> Please note that in test
> http://test.csswg.org/source/contributors/microsoft/submitted/Chapter_9/inline-formatting-context-017.xht
> there is potentially 2 additional difficulties.
>
> {
> <meta name="flags" content="may" />
>
> <meta content="If 'text-align' is set to 'justify' the user agent may
> stretch spaces and/or words." name="assert">
>
> Test passes if the width of spaces and/or characters of the first line
> of "Filler Text" is larger than the second line of "Filler Text".
> }
>
> 1-
> What if such difference is as small as 2 (or 3 or 4) pixels? How is "Joe
> Schmuck" going to see/notice such width difference in blank spaces
> and/or in between characters?


Of course, a way to make the difference more evident and also not to
have wrapping dependent on the default font, is to use the Ahem font,
something like this:
  http://www.brunildo.org/test/text-align-justify.html


> 2-
> What if there is no difference of width? The user agent could then still
> pass the test but the statement (expected result) suggests otherwise.

Yes, since the stretching of spaces and/or words is optional the test
should always be passed...


Best regards,
Bruno

-- 
Bruno Fassino http://www.brunildo.org/test

Received on Thursday, 11 February 2010 06:59:07 UTC