CSS currently assigns the values in the margin/padding/border shorthand to their physical longhands, i.e.
is equivalent to
margin-top: 1em;
margin-right: 2em;
margin-bottom: 3em;
margin-left: 4em;
I'm pretty sure we want some equivalent syntax for assigning into the logical longhands instead, but what should that be?
The current proposal is to put a keyword in front of the 4 values, like
margin: relative 1em 2em 3em 4em;
Another possibility is to use a !keyword:
margin: 1em 2em 3em 4em !relative;
or to create a new property in its place:
margin-relative: 1em 2em 3em 4em;
or use some entirely as-yet-unused symbol or syntax.
And of course the exact keyword, if one is used, is up for debate as well; shorter would be better. People will be drawing up entire style sheets that use almost exclusively flow-relative properties, so this needs to be designed for comfort under frequent use.
Ideas welcome~
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