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Posted by Dylan Parry on 03/06/06 17:34
Pondering the eternal question of "Hobnobs or Rich Tea?", Els finally
proclaimed:
> Sorry, missed the 'allowed in court' bit in the above discussion.
> I thought Barbara just used a valuable analogy to explain her opinion
> on the logic of the box model.
Yes, but in that analogy the logic of the box model was explained as
knowing the width of the item and then being told that padding is in
addition, so that the shipping company would know how much space to
allocate.
In the IE5 "broken" model, as in shipping, the dimensions of the "cargo"
are specified including the packaging. The shipping company isn't
expected to be told that they have an item measuring 1x1x1 feet with six
inches of padding around it. The expect to be told that the box is
2x2x2. The logic is flawed, or at least it is if you give an irrelevant
analogy that can be used to sway someone to both sides of the argument
;)
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Dylan Parry
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