[css3-multicol] Overflow and Columns

I think we should specify that column boxes should not have overflow
in the column height direction (unless there's a fixed height on the
multicol element and the overflowing element is both too tall and
unbreakable), and that overflowing content within the column boxes
must be taken into account when balancing.

i.e. this

   .multicol {
      columns: 3;
    }
    .container {
       height: 0;
    }
    .stuff {
      height: 300px;
    }

or this

   .multicol {
      columns: 3;
    }
    .container {
       position: relative;
    }
    .stuff {
       position: absolute;
    }

given this markup

    <div class="multicol">
      <div class="container">
        <div class="stuff"></div>
      </div>
    </div>

should result in 3 100px-high columns.

Furthermore, I'd like to suggest suggesting that scrollable boxes
be considered unbreakable.. because I don't want to implement slicing
a scrollable text box into multiple pieces and have it still..
scrollable...

~fantasai

Received on Friday, 18 January 2008 00:01:14 UTC