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[css-break] "break adjoining margin" needs clarification

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Description

https://www.w3.org/TR/css-break-3/#break-margins specifies "When an unforced break occurs before or after a block-level box, any margins adjoining the break are truncated to zero. When a forced break occurs there, adjoining margins before the break are truncated..."

We think it should be clarified what "margins adjoining the break" and "adjoining margins" mean exactly.

We have assumptions, but don't agree entirely.

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Start with the CSS Break Module Level 3 section at the linked W3C specification, especially the text on break margins. Determine precise meanings for “margins adjoining the break” and “adjoining margins,” then document a clarification that resolves the stated assumptions and disagreement.

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Assessment

Tech stack
css
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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