Re: Agenda 3 April 2011 FXTF (Note the time)

Hi Dean,


On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 12:44 PM, Dean Jackson <dino@apple.com> wrote:

> Unfortunately I cannot attend this time on Mondays (until my summer time
> resumes). Double unfortunately, I have some input on the items below.
>
> I believe Simon will be on the call to represent Apple.
>
> On 29/03/2011, at 12:42 AM, Erik Dahlstrom wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >  time: April 4, 2011, 20.00 UTC (see localtimes below[1])
> >  phone bridge: +1 617-761-6200 (Zakim)
> >  passcode: FXTF (3983)
> >  irc channel: #fx on irc.w3.org:6665
> >
> >
> > Agenda:
> >
> > * SVG/CSS 2d transforms - 'transform-origin'
> >  http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-fx/2011JanMar/0158.html
> >
> > * CSS Animation synchronization
> >  http://www.w3.org/mid/C9B60BA3.4F73%25pbakaus@zynga.com
>
> On this topic, I'd suggest that we don't always attempt to solve things in
> markup. Obviously if we *can* solve things in markup it's great, but if it
> means confusing syntax then I'd prefer to avoid it. My eventual dream with
> animation is that we come up with a general model that could do all these
> cool things we want - and then SMIL + CSS + JS are just ways to expose that
> model, each with a particular sweet spot.
>

I agree. I believe a couple of small extension to the animation spec should
be sufficient to do complex animations.
If we notice that the spec becomes unwieldy, we should not proceed.


>
> > * Filter Effects status update
>
> I promise to get a draft out this week. I don't think there is anything too
> controversial - much of the discussion on the list has been about minor
> issues, and nearly everyone agrees on the direction. We simply need a
> specification to talk about!
>

Were you able to get started on the spec?


>
> You might want to discuss the topic of whether or not we need the complete
> range of inputs for CSS filters. I think there is general agreement that the
> first pass does not require this feature, and a slight consensus of people
> suggesting the entire feature be left for SVG/XML filters completely.
>
>
>
Thanks!
   Rik