- From: Anne van Kesteren (fora) <fora@annevankesteren.nl>
- Date: Wed, 12 May 2004 12:45:20 +0200
- To: Lachlan Hunt <lachlan.hunt@iinet.net.au>
- Cc: ernestcline@mindspring.com, www-style@w3.org
> True, but it would be nice to be able to add some kind of texture to
> text (whether it be a gradient, pattern or image), rather than just
> backgrounds.
>
> Using image replacement for this purpose can be somewhat limited,
> especially when you want to apply texture to multiple headings, or other
> blocks of text. Also, if multiple text blocks needed the same texture,
> you wouldn't need seperate images and style rules for each one.
>
> for example:
> p {
> background: url("/images/background");
> foreground: url("/images/foreground");
> }
>
> Would render the background as usual, but it would paint the text with
> the texture from the foreground image.
What does 'foreground' that '::outside', in a more general way, does not?
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Anne van Kesteren
<http://annevankesteren.nl/>
Received on Wednesday, 12 May 2004 06:46:03 UTC