> -----Original Message----- > From: www-style-request@w3.org [SMTP:www-style-request@w3.org]On Behalf > Of Steven Pemberton > Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 1997 7:00 AM > To: neil@bigpic.com > Cc: Christian Pantel; www-style@w3.org > Subject: Re: Support for HSL colour specification > > > Neil St.Laurent writes: > > But we can be quite sure that RGB is likely the most natural > > specification for computers considering the structure of CRTs since > > the very early days... > > It might be natural for computers, but it isn't natural for users, and > that's the point. Isn't that, then, the gap authoring tools should fill in? Most important in CSS is the *function* of the standard for providing a means of consistent layout--that is, it is first a machine-readable format. That it is human-readable as well is certainly an added convenience. But since--as far as I can tell--HSL will add no new function to the appearance CSS is capable of describing, I think there are more important pursuits in finalizing the specification. The fine points of a user interface to the specification are exactly what authoring tools are designed (or, at least, *should be* designed) to provide. Braden
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