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From: Tab Atkins Jr. <jackalmage@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2011 08:50:46 -0800
Message-ID: <CAAWBYDBFAMJi6kOThGDu5xs33Jdns9insk76Q+Yx0EFpuR3hbw@mail.gmail.com>
To: Chris Lilley <chris@w3.org>
Cc: alex@abbra.com, public-fx@w3.org
On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 8:44 AM, Chris Lilley <chris@w3.org> wrote:
> On Tuesday, November 22, 2011, 5:10:34 PM, Tab wrote:
> TAJ> On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 4:13 AM, Chris Lilley <chris@w3.org> wrote:
>>> On Tuesday, November 22, 2011, 2:55:50 AM, alex wrote:
>>>> What about shape-mode/blend-mode which is another possibility.
>>> I like those two names. shape-mode is appropriate,and keeping the name blend-mode is good as it is already understood and named like that in various graphical authoring applications.
>> I don't understand 'shape-mode'.  This is about alpha, not shapes, right?
>
> Perhaps I snipped too much of alex's mail (in which he explains how this is about shape, not alpha) when replying.

No, I read the email.  The only "shape", though, is the theoretical
4-area square, which is only used for explanatory purposes.  That's
not a "shape" as the word is normally understood, particular in SVG,
where "shape" more commonly refers to geometry.

~TJ
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