- From: Brian Manthos <brianman@microsoft.com>
- Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2011 06:05:04 +0000
- To: Simon Fraser <smfr@me.com>, fantasai <fantasai.lists@inkedblade.net>
- CC: "www-style@w3.org" <www-style@w3.org>
I'm confused, Simon. (a) You originally said: >>> linear-gradient(left, black, white) > > It comes as the first parameter, so logically associates with the > start of the gradient. Similarly, in the declaration it comes next > to the first color stop, so mentally will be associated with that stop. To which I said: > linear-gradient(0deg, black, white); > > Does it also hurt your brain that black is not used at the 0deg side > of the coordinate system? (b) And now fantasai says: > I'm taking an angle as a direction to move in, not as a > start point. To which you replied: > Agreed. I don't get the same cognitive dissonance with the angle > variant. So which is it? Do you think of it as a start position or a direction to move in? If the former (a), then my follow-up case should have the same cognitive dissonance. If the latter (b), then it's a totally different thing to which I again think you're both wrong but for a different reason. Treating that parameter as "a direction to move in" that means "left to right" but associated such a single markup string "left" seems utterly bizarre to me.
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