Alex,

After reading through the whole thread, I now agree with you.

To be frank, I understand your frustration.  Please take a break.  You
don't need to participate in every discussion :-)

Thanks,
Om

On Thu, Mar 15, 2018 at 9:38 PM, Alex Harui <[email protected]>
wrote:

> For Migrating Users we are building a set of emulation components.  They
> will not be PAYG.  They are intended to reduce the number of changes to
> your Flex code base.
>
> But if after migrating, performance becomes an issue, users will be
> encouraged to break apart the emulation components into their Basic
> components and only the beads they need.  The Spark Label will be heavier
> than MX Label because it has to carry around the "maxDisplayedLines"
> property.  Spark Label defaulted to a single line, IIRC.
>
> Also note that the underlying behavior in Flex/Flash was to default to a
> single line unless you asked for more.  Span was an attempt to keep things
> from unintentionally wrapping, which I believe is the browser default.
>
> I think it would cause questions if there were no spans where most people
> expect them in Royale output.  Unless we convince the whole world that div
> really should replace span everywhere.
>
> Meanwhile, back to trying to create these emulation components...
>
> -Alex
>
> On 3/15/18, 9:22 PM, "Greg Dove" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >Alex, that may have been true for mx Label, but it is not the case for
> >Spark. In the end it does become relevant for 'migrating users' migrating
> >Flex 4/Spark apps.
> >
> >I'm just pointing this out. I was confused/annoyed when I used it last
> >year
> >expecting it to be similar to what I had been using not so long ago in
> >Flex. If I was confused, I am probably not unique (I might be!). Yes, I
> >made something else to do the job or found multilinelabel - I can't
> >remember now. But maybe there is no extra 'pay' to use div? Anyhow, I am
> >stopping further comments. Over to you guys.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >On Fri, Mar 16, 2018 at 5:13 PM, Alex Harui <[email protected]>
> >wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>
> >> On 3/15/18, 8:47 PM, "Greg Dove" <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>
> >> >  Label is a single-line sequence of text.
> >> >
> >> >I think that is the statement that might be in the process of being
> >> >indirectly debated.
> >> >Is it documented as such?
> >>
> >> Really?  We're going to nitpick over the completeness of our doc?  There
> >> is a MultilineLabel component for a reason.  I did not like adding more
> >> blades to the swiss-army knife in Spark Label.  That wasn't PAYG.  MX
> >> Label doc is here:
> >>
> >>https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=
> https%3A%2F%2Fhelp.ado
> >>be.com%2Fen_US%2FFlashPlatform%2Freference%
> 2F&data=02%7C01%7Caharui%40ado
> >>be.com%7C60c34e7c67b34f47a89008d58af59006%7Cfa7b1b5a7b34438794aed2c178de
> c
> >>ee1%7C0%7C0%7C636567709645648492&sdata=YVjrfzkZGp%
> 2BOHAyLmzbsMJQuY9r1%2BB
> >>yJ2b%2B6tQwm5ho%3D&reserved=0
> >> actionscript/3/mx/cont
> >> rols/Label.html
> >>
> >> It says:  "The Label control displays a single line of noneditable
> >>text."
> >>
> >> Still trying to help our migrating users...
> >> -Alex
> >> >
> >> >On Fri, Mar 16, 2018 at 4:37 PM, Alex Harui <[email protected]>
> >> >wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Because, this isn't an issue of performance.  We give our users
> >>choices
> >> >> and a toolkit to replicate ANY HTML tree they want to.  We are
> >>proposing
> >> >> to replace what is to me the most obvious Flex-like component name
> >>for
> >> >> injecting a span into the DOM.  Label is a single-line sequence of
> >>text.
> >> >> So is Span.
> >> >>
> >> >> I'm not seeing a huge performance difference.  If you think it is
> >> >> significant enough that our users should be alerted to use
> >>SizeableLabel
> >> >> or whatever we call the Div-wrapping-text version, start blogging it
> >> >>after
> >> >> you validate your test case.  I noticed that the number of Spans the
> >> >>test
> >> >> appears to report are higher than the number of Divs, but that might
> >>be
> >> >>a
> >> >> false alarm.  You can be a hero in the web world if you are right and
> >> >> change the advice I see elsewhere on the net to use Span for inline
> >> >> elements and Div for other things.  Even the JSPerf page is using
> >>spans.
> >> >> Tell them to replace them.
> >> >>
> >> >> Meanwhile, I'm going back to try to migrate an app.  Sure wish we had
> >> >>more
> >> >> people helping on that.
> >> >>
> >> >> -Alex
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> We can certainly give them advice that SizedLabel is faster than
> >>Label
> >> >>if
> >> >> that's important, but the different didn't seem that significant.
> >> >>
> >> >> On 3/15/18, 6:14 PM, "[email protected] on behalf of OmPrakash
> >> >>Muppirala"
> >> >> <[email protected] on behalf of [email protected]> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> >If creating a div is more performant than creating a span, why
> >>insist
> >> >>on
> >> >> >using a span?  How is that pay as you go?
> >> >> >
> >> >> >Thanks,
> >> >> >Om
> >> >> >
> >> >> >On Thu, Mar 15, 2018 at 5:19 PM, Alex Harui
> >><[email protected]>
> >> >> >wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> A Flex Label, and any Flex component was a swiss-army knife of
> >> >>features
> >> >> >> and not PAYG.  I have not given up on PAYG.  I think it will pay
> >>off
> >> >> >>when
> >> >> >> we get to the last mile.  If we don't stick to PAYG, I think we
> >>will
> >> >> >>just
> >> >> >> repeat the history of Flex and produce a fat framework that can't
> >>run
> >> >> >> everywhere.  Yes, a Div would probably better mimic a Flex Label,
> >>but
> >> >> >>the
> >> >> >> Basic label is not a swiss-army knife.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> This article is old, but I think it says you can't put a Div in a
> >> >>Span:
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=
> >> >> http%3A%2F%2Fdoctype.c
> >> >> >>om%2Fspan-contain-div-html5&data=02%7C01%7Caharui%40adobe.com
> >> >> %7C77b57b271
> >> >> >>ef7423114c208d58ae0d810%7Cfa7b1b5a7b34438794aed2c178de
> >> >> cee1%7C0%7C0%7C6365
> >> >> >>67620658308491&sdata=o9msOjZpbwywflSfgJDebUdMM3hgNP
> >> >> dN%2Btn%2BrcSZsV4%3D&r
> >> >> >>eserved=0
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> I think you can if you change the span's display to "block" but I
> >> >>think
> >> >> >> that is essentially replacing the element.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Everything, including width and truncation should be opt-in, PAYG.
> >> >> >>Make a
> >> >> >> LabelWithWidth or SizeableLabel component that is a div if you
> >>want.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Again, the goal is to encapsulate common patterns.  I am not
> >>seeing a
> >> >> >>lot
> >> >> >> of Divs wrapping text nodes.  I see lots of spans wrapping text
> >> >>nodes.
> >> >> >> Basic Label is that pattern.  The Basic component set would be
> >> >> >>incomplete
> >> >> >> if there wasn't a component that could inject a Span into the DOM.
> >> >> >>Create
> >> >> >> another component that is a Div wrapping a text node, give it a
> >> >> >>different
> >> >> >> name, and let's move on.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Alina used Label quite often without setting width.  No need for
> >> >>those
> >> >> >> instances to be a Div, AFAICT.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Do we even need to discuss span vs div if the truncation bead will
> >> >>work
> >> >> >>by
> >> >> >> setting display:block?
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> We have a huge opportunity here to get another app migrated and
> >> >>prove to
> >> >> >> the world that Royale is the right choice.  But we keep discussing
> >> >>stuff
> >> >> >> that IMO, isn't really moving the big pieces forward.  But, IMO,
> >>we
> >> >> >>should
> >> >> >> not compromise on PAYG philosophy and patterns.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> My 2 cents,
> >> >> >> -Alex
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> On 3/15/18, 4:27 PM, "[email protected] on behalf of OmPrakash
> >> >> >>Muppirala"
> >> >> >> <[email protected] on behalf of [email protected]> wrote:
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >FWIW, it seems like creating divs is faster than creating spans.
> >> >> >> >https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=
> >> >> >> https%3A%2F%2Fjsperf.co
> >> >> >> >m%2Fspan-vs-div-creation&data=02%7C01%7Caharui%40adobe.com
> >> >> >> %7C3664f690b3da4
> >> >> >> >e4aefab08d58acc7bf0%7Cfa7b1b5a7b34438794aed2c178de
> >> >> >> cee1%7C0%7C0%7C636567533
> >> >> >> >215453966&sdata=oPPp2e9aRbQ%2FngKbcFMHMCmXi%2BKa%2B%
> >> >> >> 2F0aA98XFFqxhFA%3D&res
> >> >> >> >erved=0
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >Thanks,
> >> >> >> >Om
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >On Thu, Mar 15, 2018 at 3:38 PM, Greg Dove <[email protected]>
> >> >> wrote:
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> Observing from the sidelines, fwiw I agree with Harbs here.
> >>Span
> >> >>to
> >> >> >>me
> >> >> >> >> makes more sense as part of the text value of a label and not
> >>as
> >> >>the
> >> >> >> >>basis
> >> >> >> >> for the representation of the Label itself - div seems closer
> >>to
> >> >> >>what I
> >> >> >> >>was
> >> >> >> >> used to with legacy Flex (which may no longer be the
> >>'reference'
> >> >>for
> >> >> >> >> choosing an implementation).
> >> >> >> >> I don't think there is any semantic or other reason that makes
> >> >>span
> >> >> >>the
> >> >> >> >> logical default tag for Label, in fact I recall that being a
> >> >>problem
> >> >> >> >>many
> >> >> >> >> times with some work I was involved with last year using
> >>FlexJS.
> >> >> >> >> But maybe I am missing something in terms of understanding.
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> On Fri, Mar 16, 2018 at 11:08 AM, Harbs <[email protected]
> >
> >> >> >>wrote:
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> > I’m suggesting to change it because span does not fit the use
> >> >>case
> >> >> >>of
> >> >> >> >> > Label. Width and truncate are just two applications which
> >> >>indicate
> >> >> >> >>that
> >> >> >> >> > span is not the correct element. I’m pretty sure I had other
> >> >>edge
> >> >> >> >>cases
> >> >> >> >> > which were likely effected by the fact that Label is a span,
> >> >> >>although
> >> >> >> >>I’m
> >> >> >> >> > not positive.
> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> > I disagree with your distinction between span and div.
> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> > Both span and div can have children. Spans can contain divs
> >>and
> >> >> >>divs
> >> >> >> >>can
> >> >> >> >> > contain spans. At its core, Span has nothing to do with text.
> >> >>It’s
> >> >> >> >>just
> >> >> >> >> > often used for text because text (within its container) is
> >> >>inline.
> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> > MDN says[1] "<span> is very much like a <div> element, but
> >><div>
> >> >> >>is a
> >> >> >> >> > block-level element whereas a <span> is an inline element.”
> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> > Label is *not* necessarily an inline element. We have all
> >>kinds
> >> >>of
> >> >> >> >> layouts
> >> >> >> >> > for Label. Many (most?) of them are not inline.
> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> > If you feel really strongly about this, I’ll revert even
> >>though
> >> >>I
> >> >> >> >> disagree.
> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> > FWIW, the truncate bead does not need to change the element
> >> >>type.
> >> >> >>It
> >> >> >> >>can
> >> >> >> >> > explicitly set the display of the element to block.
> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> > Harbs
> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >>[1]https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=
> >> >> >> https%3A%2F%2Fdevel
> >> >> >> >>oper.mozilla.org%2Fen-US%2Fdocs%2FWeb%2FHTML%2FElement%
> >> >> >> 2Fspan&data=02%7C0
> >> >> >> >>1%7Caharui%40adobe.com%7C3664f690b3da4e4aefab08d58acc
> >> >> >> 7bf0%7Cfa7b1b5a7b344
> >> >> >> >>38794aed2c178decee1%7C0%7C0%7C636567533215453966&sdata=
> >> >> >> xrtF9H7%2BjFzqGDax
> >> >> >> >>nj0%2BuY3hsHu6BaUb4Yp15ucwhyc%3D&reserved=0 <
> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >>https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=
> >> >> >> https%3A%2F%2Fdevelope
> >> >> >> >>r.mozilla.org%2Fen-US%2Fdocs%2FWeb%2FHTML%2FElement%
> >> >> >> 2Fspan&data=02%7C01%7
> >> >> >> >>Caharui%40adobe.com%7C3664f690b3da4e4aefab08d58acc
> >> >> >> 7bf0%7Cfa7b1b5a7b344387
> >> >> >> >>94aed2c178decee1%7C0%7C0%7C636567533215453966&sdata=
> >> >> >> xrtF9H7%2BjFzqGDaxnj0
> >> >> >> >>%2BuY3hsHu6BaUb4Yp15ucwhyc%3D&reserved=0>
> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> > > On Mar 15, 2018, at 11:25 PM, Alex Harui
> >> >> >><[email protected]>
> >> >> >> >> > wrote:
> >> >> >> >> > >
> >> >> >> >> > > Label in Flex and Royale is not intended to have any
> >>children
> >> >> >>(other
> >> >> >> >> than
> >> >> >> >> > > bold, italic and other text markup).  Span represents that.
> >> >>Div
> >> >> >> >>does
> >> >> >> >> > not.
> >> >> >> >> > > You are suggesting changing to div JUST IN CASE someone
> >>needs
> >> >>to
> >> >> >> >>set a
> >> >> >> >> > > width and/or truncate.  Just-in-case code is not PAYG.
> >> >> >> >> > >
> >> >> >> >> > > My 2 cents,
> >> >> >> >> > > -Alex
> >> >> >> >> > >
> >> >> >> >> > > On 3/15/18, 2:17 PM, "[email protected] <mailto:
> >> >> >> >> > [email protected]> on behalf of Carlos Rovira"
> >> >> >> >> > > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
> >>on
> >> >> >>behalf
> >> >> >> >>of
> >> >> >> >> > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
> >> wrote:
> >> >> >> >> > >
> >> >> >> >> > >> And why not change IBeadView in Label for a view that
> >>uses a
> >> >>div
> >> >> >> >>when
> >> >> >> >> > >> needed? ;)
> >> >> >> >> > >> in the other cases, maintains the span
> >> >> >> >> > >>
> >> >> >> >> > >> 2018-03-15 21:05 GMT+01:00 Harbs <[email protected]>:
> >> >> >> >> > >>
> >> >> >> >> > >>> I’m still not understanding you. What about Label says
> >>it’s
> >> >>a
> >> >> >>span
> >> >> >> >> > >>> instead
> >> >> >> >> > >>> of a div? Why is making it a div not PAYG? Span simply
> >> >>limits
> >> >> >> >>Label
> >> >> >> >> > >>> unnecessarily. I think span is not the appropriate
> >>element
> >> >>for
> >> >> >> >>Label.
> >> >> >> >> > >>>
> >> >> >> >> > >>>> A Label without width should grow to the size of its
> >>text.
> >> >> >>Isn't
> >> >> >> >> that
> >> >> >> >> > >>> how
> >> >> >> >> > >>>> it worked in Flex?
> >> >> >> >> > >>>
> >> >> >> >> > >>> Sure, and a div does that too. In Flex, a label could
> >>have a
> >> >> >>width
> >> >> >> >> too
> >> >> >> >> > >>> if
> >> >> >> >> > >>> specified. Spans cannot.
> >> >> >> >> > >>>
> >> >> >> >> > >>> Harbs
> >> >> >> >> > >>>
> >> >> >> >> > >>>> On Mar 15, 2018, at 9:56 PM, Alex Harui
> >> >> >> >><[email protected]>
> >> >> >> >> > >>> wrote:
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>
> >> >> >> >> > >>>> Have the truncation bead swap the span for div.  Again,
> >> >>some
> >> >> >> >> component
> >> >> >> >> > >>> has
> >> >> >> >> > >>>> to put a span in the DOM.  Label has been just fine for
> >> >>that
> >> >> >>so
> >> >> >> >>far.
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>
> >> >> >> >> > >>>> A Label without width should grow to the size of its
> >>text.
> >> >> >>Isn't
> >> >> >> >> that
> >> >> >> >> > >>> how
> >> >> >> >> > >>>> it worked in Flex?
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>
> >> >> >> >> > >>>> Maybe Label should be refactored to not have
> >>width/height
> >> >> >> >>properties
> >> >> >> >> > >>> but
> >> >> >> >> > >>>> IMO we have bigger fish to fry.
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>
> >> >> >> >> > >>>> I'm sure Div is used to wrap text in some frameworks,
> >>but
> >> >> >>those
> >> >> >> >> > >>> frameworks
> >> >> >> >> > >>>> probably aren't PAYG.  In Alina's app, Label has a usage
> >> >> >>score of
> >> >> >> >> 69,
> >> >> >> >> > >>> but
> >> >> >> >> > >>>> Label.width has a score of only 5.  We will have her use
> >> >> >> >> > >>>> LabelWithTruncation or add the truncation bead on the
> >>few
> >> >> >>labels
> >> >> >> >> that
> >> >> >> >> > >>> need
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>
> >> >> >> >> > >>>> My 2 cents,
> >> >> >> >> > >>>> -Alex
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>
> >> >> >> >> > >>>> On 3/15/18, 12:45 PM, "Harbs" <[email protected]>
> >> >>wrote:
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>> But we already have a truncation bead. The only reason
> >>it
> >> >> >> >>doesn’t
> >> >> >> >> > >>> work
> >> >> >> >> > >>> in
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>> Label is because spans don’t have widths.
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>> Label is not something which should flow beyond its
> >> >>bounds —
> >> >> >> >>which
> >> >> >> >> is
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>> what span is useful for. I still don’t see why you
> >>think
> >> >>span
> >> >> >> >>makes
> >> >> >> >> > >>> more
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>> sense.
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>> FWIW, div *is* used as a container for text in various
> >> >> >> >>frameworks.
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>> My $0.02,
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>> Harbs
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>> On Mar 15, 2018, at 9:42 PM, Alex Harui
> >> >> >> >><[email protected]
> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>> wrote:
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>> AIUI, "inline" is the default display style for Span.
> >> >> >>"block"
> >> >> >> >>is
> >> >> >> >> > >>> the
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>> default for Div.  HTML flows inline by default for
> >>just
> >> >> >>plain
> >> >> >> >> text.
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>> Basic
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>> components try to give Flex-friendly names for
> >> >>HTMLElements.
> >> >> >> >>Some
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>> component in Basic needs to inject a span into the
> >>DOM.
> >> >>In
> >> >> >>a
> >> >> >> >>few
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>> seconds
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>> of looking at a Google web page, I did not see any
> >>divs
> >> >>with
> >> >> >> >>text
> >> >> >> >> as
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>> children.  I saw spans.  The Divs all contained other
> >> >> >>elements.
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>> I don't create HTML web pages for a living, but if I
> >> >>were to
> >> >> >> >> place a
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>> label
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>> over a control like I often see in Flex, I would not
> >>wrap
> >> >> >>the
> >> >> >> >> label
> >> >> >> >> > >>> in
> >> >> >> >> > >>> a
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>> Div.  The control would be div, so I would us a span
> >>or
> >> >>just
> >> >> >> >>plain
> >> >> >> >> > >>> text.
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>> If I looked at the final DOM and saw Divs around every
> >> >> >>chunk of
> >> >> >> >> > >>> text, I
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>> would think there is something heavy about the
> >>framework.
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>> Again, the goal is to encapsulate common patterns.
> >>Label
> >> >> >> >>combined
> >> >> >> >> > >>> with
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>> some control is trying to replicate common patterns
> >>for
> >> >> >> >>labeling
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>> controls.
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>> You are trying to solve the common pattern of
> >>truncating
> >> >> >>text.
> >> >> >> >> That
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>> will
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>> require a Div. But truncation, or even width/height is
> >> >>not
> >> >> >> >> something
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>> that
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>> should be built into Label for PAYG reasons.  IMO, you
> >> >> >>should
> >> >> >> >> > >>> create a
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>> different component with a different name.
> >> >> >>TruncatingLabel, or
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>> LabelWIthTruncation.
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>> My 2 cents,
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>> -Alex
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>> On 3/15/18, 12:19 PM, "Harbs" <[email protected]>
> >> >> wrote:
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>> Why is span lighter than div?
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>> Inline and nowrap is not specific to span. AFAICT,
> >> >>there’s
> >> >> >> >> nothing
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>> specific to snap which fits Label better than div.
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>> As far as components which “does” span: Besides Span
> >>in
> >> >> >>HTML,
> >> >> >> >>we
> >> >> >> >> > >>> have
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>> HTMLText in Basic which encapsulates span.
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>> I can revert the change I made to Label, but I have
> >>not
> >> >> >>seen
> >> >> >> >>any
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>> downside
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>> to using div for Label. It seems to me that there’s
> >> >> >>nothing in
> >> >> >> >> the
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>> Label
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>> promise which dictates using span.
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>> Harbs
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>> On Mar 15, 2018, at 6:55 PM, Alex Harui
> >> >> >> >> <[email protected]
> >> >> >> >> > >
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>> wrote:
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>>
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>>
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>>
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>> On 3/15/18, 5:34 AM, "Harbs" <[email protected]
> >
> >> >> >>wrote:
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>>
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>>> Gotcha. FWIW, we now have the HTML element
> >>component
> >> >>set
> >> >> >> >>which
> >> >> >> >> > >>> more
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>>> thinly wraps HTML elements.
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>>>
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>>> I can’t think of any reason why Label would be
> >>better
> >> >>as
> >> >> >>a
> >> >> >> >>span
> >> >> >> >> > >>> than
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>>> a
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>>> div. It seems to me that simply using div instead
> >>of
> >> >>span
> >> >> >> >>would
> >> >> >> >> > >>> make
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>>> Label more versatile. Am I missing something?
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>>
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>> You may be missing that the only real goal of Royale
> >> >>is to
> >> >> >> >> > >>> encapsulate
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>> popular patterns.  Pretty sure I've seen span used
> >>on
> >> >>many
> >> >> >> >>web
> >> >> >> >> > >>> pages,
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>> so
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>> we need a component that does what it does,
> >>including
> >> >> >> >>assuming
> >> >> >> >> > >>> inline
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>> instead of block display.  Similarly, what would you
> >> >>think
> >> >> >> >>of a
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>> framework
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>> that had a HelloWorld that used a div instead of a
> >> >>span?
> >> >> >>You
> >> >> >> >> > >>> might
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>> think
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>> it is too heavy.
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>>
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>> Per PAYG, if span doesn’t' support certain features,
> >> >>then
> >> >> >>you
> >> >> >> >> > >>> create
> >> >> >> >> > >>> a
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>> LabelWithTruncation and have it use a Div if you
> >>need
> >> >>to.
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>>
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>> My 2 cents,
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>> -Alex
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>>>
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>>>> On Mar 15, 2018, at 2:30 PM, Peter Ent
> >> >> >> >><[email protected]
> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>>>> Label was one of the very first components and the
> >> >>idea
> >> >> >>was
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>>>> minimalism.
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>>>> Button was <button> and TextInput was <input
> >> >> >>type="text">
> >> >> >> >>and
> >> >> >> >> > >>> Label
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>>>> was
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>>>> <span>.
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>>>> I'm wondering if we should have NativeButton,
> >> >> >>NativeLabel,
> >> >> >> >> etc.
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>>>> which
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>>>> would be these minimal elements and have others
> >>that
> >> >>are
> >> >> >> >><div>
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>>>> wrapping.
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>>>> For instance, ImageAndTextButton is a <button><img
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>>>> src="goo.jpg">Label
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>>>> Here</button> which works but the alignment is
> >>weird
> >> >>so
> >> >> >> >>maybe
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>>>> ImageAndTextButton should be a
> >><div><img>Text</div>
> >> >> >>which
> >> >> >> >>can
> >> >> >> >> be
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>>>> aligned
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>>>> and styled better.
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>>>> Anyway, that's the reason: simplicity.
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>>>> ‹peter
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>>>> On 3/15/18, 7:51 AM, "Harbs"
> >><[email protected]>
> >> >> >> wrote:
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>>>>> Is there a reason that the element type of Basic
> >> >>Label
> >> >> >>is
> >> >> >> >> span?
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>>>>>
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>>>>> I tried adding a łTextOverflow˛ bead to a Label
> >>and
> >> >>it
> >> >> >> >>does
> >> >> >> >> not
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>>>>> seem
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>>>>> to
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>>>>> work because spans donąt really have a working
> >> >>width.
> >> >> >> >> Switching
> >> >> >> >> > >>> the
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>>>>> element type to div seems to make it work.
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>>>>>
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>>>>> Harbs
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>>>>
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>>>
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>>
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>>
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>>
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>>
> >> >> >> >> > >>>>
> >> >> >> >> > >>>
> >> >> >> >> > >>>
> >> >> >> >> > >>
> >> >> >> >> > >>
> >> >> >> >> > >> --
> >> >> >> >> > >> Carlos Rovira
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