Re: feDropShadow and alternatives from Simon Fraser on 2011-01-11 (public-fx@w3.org from January to March 2011)

From: Simon Fraser <smfr@me.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2011 09:39:38 -0800
To: Dirk Schulze <vbs85@gmx.de>
Cc: David Singer <singer@apple.com>, Erik Dahlstrom <ed@opera.com>, public-fx@w3.org
Message-id: <EF48E46B-00B9-47CB-A309-21E2493E73A1@me.com>

On Jan 11, 2011, at 9:25 AM, Dirk Schulze wrote:

> 
>> Have you considered proposing that syntax as an extension of the 'filter' property instead? E.g filter: [<url> | <drop-shadow-shorthand>]
> Sorry, don't know what you mean. Do you mean a syntax how you can see it in the CSS spec?

I think there's clear value in having a canned "drop-shadow" filter in CSS, which is different from box-shadow in that it doesn't clip out the contents of the box.

Whether this is implemented on top of SVG filters or not is a choice for the implementor.

Simon

Received on Tuesday, 11 January 2011 17:40:34 UTC