[css-overflow-4] Don't clamp by height with line-clamp: <integer>#13532
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[css-overflow-4] Don't clamp by height with line-clamp: <integer>#13532
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As per the latest resolution on #12041, `line-clamp: <integer>` cannot clamp by both lines and height due to web compat issues with its prefixed `-webkit-line-clamp` alias. The behavior of clamping by lines and height, whichever comes earlier, is still wanted; but it needs an opt-in syntax that has not been decided yet. Since neither the syntax of this behavior on the `line-clamp` shorthand, nor its mapping into its longhands, are yet clear, this PR disables this behavior –clamping only by the auto clamp point when `max-lines: none`, and only by the line-based clamp point otherwise– while adding an issue marker. This change also moves the definition of "line-based clamp point" to the `max-lines` section.
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Based on the decision in w3c/csswg-drafts#12041, and the PR in w3c/csswg-drafts#13532
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Based on the decision in w3c/csswg-drafts#12041, and the PR in w3c/csswg-drafts#13532
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Automatic update from web-platform-tests Update tests to match spec Based on the decision in w3c/csswg-drafts#12041, and the PR in w3c/csswg-drafts#13532 -- wpt-commits: f345757222019e096f3a7f7040b7dd15c69684bc wpt-pr: 58542
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As per the latest resolution on #12041,
line-clamp: <integer>cannot clamp by both lines and height due to web compat issues with its prefixed-webkit-line-clampalias. The behavior of clamping by lines and height, whichever comes earlier, is still wanted; but it needs an opt-in syntax that has not been decided yet.Since neither the syntax of this behavior on the
line-clampshorthand, nor its mapping into its longhands, are yet clear, this PR disables this behavior –clamping only by the auto clamp point whenmax-lines: none, and only by the line-based clamp point otherwise– while adding an issue marker.This change also moves the definition of "line-based clamp point" to the
max-linessection.