What if we decide the term "container" has too much existing baggage in CSS, & we need a better name for what we want to query? "Element" is also very generic & has existing meaning. Are "module" & "component" too worn out? Any other ideas? The element you want to query is a…
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I like box or block. Box because of the box model, block because of the margin-block, padding-block stuff.
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But those existing uses are exactly the reason we probably can't use those terms. It's confusing if "block" or "box" has two distinct technical meanings in CSS.
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I think box query is plausible because it fits with the existing meaning, but I still prefer container.

May 20, 2021 · 11:47 PM UTC

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