Establishing a new formatting context by frivoal · Pull Request #2597 · w3c/csswg-drafts (original) (raw)

As discussed in the resolution of #1457 we should add to css-display a linkable definition for establishing a (new) formatting context without explicitely saying which kind, and still have the right thing happen unambiguously when possible, while being explicit that it is a spec bug to invoke this definition in the cases where it's not meaningful/possible.

This PR attempts to add this definition, and to update all the specs that should use it to do so.

I am not particularly attached to the phrasing I am proposing here. I believe it to be correct, but certainly welcome more elegant ways of saying the same thing if anyone has suggestions.

Review from @fantasai or @tabatkins (but particularly @fantasai) appreciated.

Changes in css-contain css-multicol css-align and css-rhythm should be particularly safe, since this is just adding a link without rephrasing anything.

Changes to the other specs are meant to be no-ops that merely unify the way we talk about this, without any normative effect.