468660 - Implement support for the CSS Advanced Layout Module

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 466974

(Core :: Layout, enhancement)

Description

[Mark]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US; rv:1.9.0.4) Gecko/2008102920 Firefox/3.0.4
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US; rv:1.9.0.4) Gecko/2008102920 Firefox/3.0.4

What developers need most those days is the ability to get rid of the stupid css workarounds that have been used for years now. Devs can mimic what the CSS Advanced Layout Module does by using "faux columns" or be using some kind of grid javascript thing.. buth options are to bypass the issue that can be resolved by implementing the CSS Advanced Layout Module (more info here: http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-layout/)

Right now the only "proper" way to make 2 even columns in height with dynamic content is only possible in tables (which is dirty because tables shouldn't be used to display an entire layout! only to display lists of data) or with dirty css and javascript tricks.

The other thing devs need is the ability to use multiple backgrounds in one div (or just element) so that you don't have to trick around with position: absolute; to get multiple backgrounds in one element. This feature is (luckily) far developed in another bug report.

I hope this can be made in time for the next firefox release (3.1 probably won't make it but then 3.2 or whatever the next version is)

More info on the Advanced Layout Module can be found here: http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-layout/

Reproducible: Always

Comment 1

[Mardeg]

Attachment: Example XX

Not sure if this is a dupe, but here's example 20 from the linked page anyway