@patrickkettner @mholzschlag @fantasai @w3c I agree with Patrick. Test the page on a phone. Sideways scrolling is a mess. Table needs RWD.
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@jensimmons @patrickkettner @mholzschlag @w3c Explain how content-independent RWD can make tables like drafts.csswg.org/css-writing… better?
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@fantasai @patrickkettner @mholzschlag @w3c My request won’t make the tables better. It’ll make everything else better. Otherwise the page…
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@fantasai @patrickkettner @mholzschlag @w3c Otherwise the page is unusable on small screens. The tables are so wide it makes everything else
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@jensimmons @patrickkettner @mholzschlag @w3c I've no idea what, specifically, you're asking me to do.
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@fantasai @patrickkettner @mholzschlag Short answer, I’m asking you to add table {
display: block;
overflow-x: auto;
}
to the code base.
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@jensimmons @patrickkettner @mholzschlag In a long table (common case), that means horizontal scrollbars are off screen when you need them.
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@fantasai @patrickkettner @mholzschlag Here’s a better (longer) write up of what I mean: github.com/w3c/tr-design/iss…
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@jensimmons @fantasai @patrickkettner Thanks for reconnecting me to people and topics I love. Been away so long. Sorry for thread hijackery!
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@mholzschlag @fantasai @patrickkettner Wait. Sorry? I’m debating CSS w/ a spec writer & the person who taught me the cascade! I’m in heaven!
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@jensimmons Awww. Sweetness like that will get you results with me, every time ;-) / @fantasai @patrickkettner
Jan 12, 2016 · 11:53 PM UTC
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