Media queries and Multiple Columns modules updated

The W3C announced yesterday that they released new versions of the Multi-Column Layout module and the Media Queries module.

The last version of the Media Queries module dated back to July 8th 2002, so some time had passes since. The Multi-column layout module had been updated somewhat more recently, on the 15th of December 2005.

Changes to the Media Queries module

Other than quite a few new examples and the module being updated to the new look and feel, I can’t find much changes to this module…

Changes to the Multi-column layout module

This new version removes the property column-break-inside, which basically worked the same as column-break-before or column-break-after but for the inside (hah, you weren’t expecting that, where you?), and “replaces” it with column-fill.

It also adds the column-span property, which makes a lot more sense to me, allowing an element to span multiple columns. Example:

h2 { column-span: all; }

Good to see those modules updated, let’s hope they make it to final soon(-ish).

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June 7th, 2007 by Joost de Valk in Modules. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

3 Comments to “Media queries and Multiple Columns modules updated”

  1. Lusaka Says:

    “removes the property column-break-inside, which basically worked the same as column-break-before or column-break-after but for the inside (hah, you weren’t expecting that, where you?), and “replaces” it with” WHAT?

    (I’m not shouting just trying to emphasise my question)

  2. Joost de Valk Says:

    hehe the sentence is BAD indeed, let me put back the word that’s supposed to be there :P

  3. Joost de Valk Says:

    now it’s back :) something with code inside an anchor being better than an anchor inside a code tag ;)

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