Re: [css3-images] Linear gradients feedback

If we're trying to distinguish linear gradients that have fixed angles from gradients that get their direction from the containing box, we probably need

linear-box-gradient
linear-enagle-gradient

or something like.  Or maybe I am missing the point...


On Sep 3, 2010, at 10:51 , Tab Atkins Jr. wrote:

> On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 8:59 AM, Tab Atkins Jr. <jackalmage@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 7:59 AM, Simon Fraser <smfr@me.com> wrote:
>>> Glazou reminded me in a tweet of another good reason that we should
>>> strive to keep the different-behaving functions separate: the CSS OM.
>>> We need to design gradients such that the properties exposed in the OM
>>> are sensible, and behave predictably under modification.
>> 
>> That's convincing.  We just need a name, then.  I'm hoping I can do
>> this without resorting to "linear2-gradient()"...
> 
> Maybe just angle-gradient()?  Not sure how happy I am with that, but
> it's the best I've been able to come up with.
> 
> ~TJ
> 

David Singer
Multimedia and Software Standards, Apple Inc.