- From: Anne van Kesteren <annevk@opera.com>
- Date: Wed, 01 Aug 2007 09:50:47 +0200
On Wed, 01 Aug 2007 01:34:01 +0200, WeBMartians <webmartians at verizon.net> wrote: > Why not allow the graphics primitives to operate on any element (not > just <canvas>) that has a height and width that may be expressed in > picture elements... ...even window.screen with its .availHeight, > .availWidth, .height, and .width (yeah, I know, the Screen object is > actually a JavaScript object, not an HTML DOM object)? Because that would lead to many small nasty bugs on different elements. Having it on a dedicated element makes it easier to implement which is a big plus given the interoperability issues we have with <canvas> today (although, like CSS, it's still usable). -- Anne van Kesteren <http://annevankesteren.nl/> <http://www.opera.com/>
Received on Wednesday, 1 August 2007 00:50:47 UTC