Re: [css-align] Clarification on the concept of 'parent' for Self Alignment 'auto' value resolution

Hi Tab,

I'd need further clarification on the "parent" concept for the
Alignment 'auto' value resolution and the "flat-tree" concept.

https://w3c.github.io/webcomponents/spec/shadow/#flat-trees
https://w3c.github.io/webcomponents/spec/shadow/#attributes

On 06/01/2016 01:06 AM, Tab Atkins Jr. wrote:
> Anonymous boxes are, as the name suggests, *boxes* - they show up in
> the box tree, which is constructed *from* the element tree.  "Parent
> element" refers to the element tree; it doesn't care about box-tree
> structure.  (And so there's no layout-time determination; this
> behavior can instead be resolved at inheritance time.)
> 

Would it be correct to consider your sentence "Parent element" refers to
the element tree" in a more general way as "Parent element" refers to the
flat-tree ?