Re: Jade and display-space

[James Clark <jjc@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Alex Milowski wrote:
> 
> I don't see that Jade supports the display-space type.  Am I wrong here?

Yes.
 
> For example, the space-before property is suppose to have a value of
> type display-space.  The current stylesheets for Jade use a quantity.
> 
> Display spaces have different semantics than quantities.
> 
> This is cause us problems in our DSSSL engine.
> 
> What's the official word on this?

>From the proposed TC (http://www.ornl.gov/sgml/wg8/document/1883.htm):

> Defects in Clause 12: Style language
 
> 12.5.4.1 

>      A length-spec should be allowed for any characteristic with a display-space type (just as a length is allowed
>      for any characteristic with a length-spec type).

This is what Jade implements.

James



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