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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.5346.5" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV>The CSS Paged Media specification (<A href="http://www.w3.org/TR/2004/CR-css3-page-20040225/">http://www.w3.org/TR/2004/CR-css3-page-20040225/</A>) is currently unclear as to what should happen when multiple page-break-* properties accumulate.  The spec is clear that a :left or :right pseudo-class can require that a blank page or surface is generated.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>For example:</DIV> <DIV> This is a paragraph on page 1. <div style="page-break-before">      <div style="page-break-before">          The first div causes a page break; does the second div cause another page break, putting this content on page 3, or are the page breaks collapsed into a single page break so that this is printed on page 2?</div> </div> Or: <body>   <p> I am printed on the first page.</p>   <div style="page-break-after:always">     <div style="page-break-after:always">       <div style="page-break-after:always">         <div style="page-break-after:always">           <div style="page-break-after:always"> I am also printed on the first page.           </div>         </div>       </div>     </div>   </div>   Where am I printed? </body> Or: <body> This is a paragraph on page 1. <div style="page-break-before">          The p generated a page break; does the div cause another page break, putting this content on page 3, or are the page breaks collapsed into a single page break so that this is printed on page 2? </div> </body></DIV> <DIV>Different implementations behave differently, as might be expected.  I would like to tighten up the spec to require that page-break properties collapse such that no empty pages or surfaces are generated except for one when needed to get to the next right- or left-facing page.  Authors can use other means to create blank pages.  This will make results more interoperable.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>(I do not yet have consensus from the CSS WG to make this change.  Most implementations collapse pages, but Opera's does not, and they may not be willing to accept the change.)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>If you wish to object to this proposed clarification or express support, please do so by posting a response here or to <A href="mailto:www-style@w3.org">www-style@w3.org</A> by September 23.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Best wishes,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Melinda   _____  HP  -   Melinda Grant Connectivity Standards  Consumer Printing and Imaging +1 (541) 582-3681 melinda.grant@hp.com      _____  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BODY></HTML>