Re: [css3-transforms] Extending CSSOM interface

On Feb 17, 2012, at 10:08 AM, Tab Atkins Jr. wrote:

> On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 9:57 AM, Dirk Schulze <dschulze@adobe.com> wrote:
>> I still believe that the interfaces for CSS Transforms are really useful. And I would be happy to work on that and see it for CSS Transforms. But it feels like these changes are not widely accept because of following reasons:
>> 
>> * People are afraid that it could block CSS3 Transforms to reach CR soon.
>> 
>> * Some discrepancies how to deal with DOM2 (getPropertyCSSValue() and CSS*Value) and how to improve CSSOM API.
>> 
>> Maybe we can find a compromise:
>> 
>> Remove CSSTransformValue and CSSMatrix from the current spec like proposed by Simon Fraser, Boris Zbarsky and Aryeh (who was unsure about CSSMatrix).
>> 
>> Work on an interface (CSSTransformList, CSSTransform(Value), CSSMatrix or what ever) for CSS4 Transforms. This interface would give authors direct access to modify transformation functions.
> 
> That's less a compromise and more "exactly what those of us who want
> to advance the spec quickly want".  ^_^  So yes, I approve.
Hehe, so far the discussion was just about removing stuff. Not delaying it, with the will to work on that on the next level of the spec as far as I understood it.

-Dirk

Received on Friday, 17 February 2012 18:30:42 UTC