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<!DOCTYPE html>
<title>Reference</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/fonts/ahem.css" />
<style>
/* establish context */
.container {
clear: both;
padding: 10px;
color: blue;
font: 20px/1 Ahem;
}
.zero {
width: 0;
}
.infinite {
width: 400px; /* close enough */
}
/* visualize size contribution */
.container > div {
float: left; /* shrinkwrap */
border: solid orange 20px;
border-style: none solid;
}
.container > div > div {
border-right: solid 20px aqua;
}
/* controls for width, max-width */
/* content = 100% = 80px = 4ch + border */
/* choose sizes that are larger than content to see if how they take effect */
.control {
width: 60px;
}
.raw-percent,
.calc-percent {
width: 40px;
margin-right: 20px;
}
.no-percent {
width: 40px;
}
</style>
<!-- calculating min-content widths -->
<div class='zero container'>
<div><div class="control">ppp pp</div></div>
</div>
<div class='zero container'>
<div><div class="raw-percent">ppp pp</div></div>
</div>
<div class='zero container'>
<div><div class="calc-percent">ppp pp</div></div>
</div>
<div class='zero container'>
<div><div class="no-percent">ppp pp</div></div>
</div>
<!-- calculating max-content widths -->
<div class='infinite container'>
<div><div class="control">p p</div></div>
</div>
<div class='infinite container'>
<div><div class="raw-percent">p p</div></div>
</div>
<div class='infinite container'>
<div><div class="calc-percent">p p</div></div>
</div>
<div class='infinite container'>
<div><div class="no-percent">p p</div></div>
</div>