Re: Merging CSS Shaders proposal into Filter Effects

On Oct 31, 2011, at 11:11 AM, Dean Jackson wrote:

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> On 31/10/2011, at 10:30 AM, Vincent Hardy wrote:
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>> Hello,
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>> I would prefer to keep the specs. together, because CSS shaders are the proposed custom filter solution for Filter Effects and naturally belong there.
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>> Tab: you mention that more things than the shading language are contentious. Can you explain what these contentious issues are?
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>> Are you referring to the issues raised on the mailing list:
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>> http://www.w3.org/Graphics/fx/wiki/Custom_Filters#Issues_List
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>> or something else? 
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>> The CSS shaders proposal responds to the feCustom 'question' in the 'Filter Effects' specification and it seems more natural to integrate it than keep it a separate specification.
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> This is a good point. feCustom has been in the Filters draft since its earlier drafts. CSS Shaders is the proposal to accomplish this.

But then should we add a media query to see if feCustom is supported or not, so authors can implement a fallback?

And I will reiterate my extreme distaste for the term "feCustom". It should be "feShader".

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Received on Monday, 31 October 2011 22:02:26 UTC