Karen, What do you make of the following direction in 5.11?
"Compound values of properties are inherited as a unit and not as individual components. After inheritance any complete form specification for a component is used to set its value." I take this to mean that individual compund component element specifications are never inherited. So that, in the example given jest before the quoted sentences, viz. Quote<< space-before="4.0pt" space-before.maximum="6.0pt" is equivalent to a specification of space-before.minimum="4.0pt" space-before.optimum="4.0pt" space-before.maximum="6.0pt" space-before.precedence="0" space-before.conditionality="discard" >>EndQuote the space-before.maximum of "6.0pt" cannot be inherited. The inherited value of space-before.maximum on the child of the flow object on which it was set, will be "4.0pt". So maximum must be set specifically on any element on which it is desired to vary from the norm, or from-nearest-specified-value() called. If that is a correct interpretation, it also means that the "default" value for components other than <length>s or <keep>s can never be anything other than the initial value, because I don't believe there is any provision for setting other values on the compound element itself. Is that the way you see it, or do I have this wrong? Peter --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
