Re: [css3-images] linear-gradient keywords and angles are opposite

On 06/10/2011 09:14 AM, Brian Manthos wrote:
>> From: Simon Fraser [mailto:smfr@me.com]
>> I don't like this, for the reason that fantasai described earlier in the thread. I
>> think it's more intuitive for the keyword to describe the starting position of
>> the gradient. 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.
>>
>> linear-gradient(left, black, white)
>>
>> It just obviously a black->white gradient from left to right. Being right-to-left
>> just hurts my brain.
>
> linear-gradient(0deg, black, white);
>
> Does it also hurt your brain that black is not used at the 0deg side of the
> coordinate system?

No, because I'm taking an angle as a direction to move in, not as a start point.

~fantasai

Received on Friday, 10 June 2011 02:19:54 UTC