Default for flex-shrink when flex-grow is 0 in the shorthand

—- dataentry —- Spec_tags : css3-flexbox Owner_tags : tabatkins Status_tags : Closed Added_dt : 2012-05-17 Action : Approve the proposal? Issue_urls : Proposal_urls :

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Background

To address other issues, we changed the default for ‘flex-shrink’ from 0 to 1 during the F2F.

Problem Statement

The behavior of “flex: 0 ;" changes - it can now shrink, where before it couldn't.

Proposal(s)

Proposal A : flex-shrink always gets reset to 1, even if flex-grow is 0.

Proposal B : Make an omitted flex-shrink default to 0 if the flex-grow is given as 0 in the flex shorthand.

This issue ties in with the flex-initial-value, whose outcome may affect what’s sensible here.