[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 29084] getComputedStyle returns percentage values for left / right / top / bottom

Mon Mar 19 08:37:04 PDT 2012

https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29084

--- Comment #19 from Tab Atkins <tabatkins at google.com>  2012-03-19 08:37:04 PST ---
(In reply to comment #18)
> So I posted on www-style about this, and it seemed as if "used value" is the way to go here. I submitted a bug to the editor of CSSOM about amending the spec: https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=16389
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> Although the spec currently says computed value for top/left/bottom/right, I think changing to used value is the right move, for the reasons I mention in this thread, on www-style, and in the CSSOM bug report. 
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> This change would be a big win for interopability and for JS libs that attempt to provide interoperability like jQuery and YUI. 
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> Thoughts?

I say do it.  You've interacted on the list and submitted a bug report against the spec, which has an active editor who will take care of it.  It seems clear that the right solution is to fix the spec to match browsers here, and we should adjust ourselves to be in line with that.

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