On Thu, Aug 11, 2016 at 9:42 AM, Philippe Wittenbergh <e...@l-c-n.com> wrote:
>
>> On Aug 11, 2016, at 10:02 PM, Chris Rockwell <ch...@chrisrockwell.com> wrote:
>>
>> … but flex-end,
>> as I understood it, should take care of this.  It's like flex-end doesn't
>> respect that you've changed the flex-direction to column.
>
> No, not in this case. “align-items” and “align-self” apply only in the 
> cross-axis direction. In the case of `flex-flow:column` that is the 
> horizontal axis.
>
> The example in the spec is quite clear, I think.
> https://drafts.csswg.org/css-flexbox/#align-items-property
>
>> On Aug 11, 2016, at 10:05 PM, Tom Livingston <tom...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Odd that, unlike float in a flex row situation, margin in
>> this case is not overridden.
>
> Hmm… Float is a completely different kind of layout model then flex. Can’t 
> really imagine how the two can co-exist. Margins on the other hand are not a 
> layout model, but a spacing thing that eventually affect  overall layout. Fun 
> things to be had with `margin: auto 1em` assuming `flex-flow: row` ( I solved 
> some edgy problem with that today).
>
>
>
> Philippe
>

I'm happy I got as close as I did! LOL

Thanks again!


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