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I've tried to find some sort of backing theory to CSS, but I've only found references to authors, not rationales . You would expect it to be founded on some sol

I've tried to find some sort of backing theory to CSS, but I've only found references to authors, not rationales . You would expect it to be founded on some solid typesetting theory. It would be very interesting to hear how the authors reasoned. I personally find that it seems really flexible, but anything that you want to acheive is hard or inconvenient. So what is the flexibility good for?

olavk 14y ago
CSS was not based on any specific theory, but rather on the actual rendering model of browsers at the time. This in turn was presumably based on ad-hoc decisions by Netscape when they added features. For example, the float/clear model were created as a way to allow text to float around images when Netscape added support for embedded images at the dawn of time.