[css-inline] Did root inline boxes become useless? (original) (raw)

I think the root inline box was only useful to explain the styling of text directly contained in a block container. But in #1118 (comment) the WG resolved that text runs have their own styles, they no longer need a box.

So I think that, as currently defined, root inline boxes became useless, and can be removed. Is that so?

If I'm right don't remove them yet, I have some alternative ideas for them.