Re: Gradients in CSS3?

• From: Laurens Holst <lholst@students.cs.uu.nl>
• Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 10:51:20 +0200
• To: David Woolley <david@djwhome.demon.co.uk>
• Cc: www-style@w3.org
• Message-ID: <43005788.1080909@students.cs.uu.nl>

David Woolley schreef:
>>I was just wondering, was it ever debated why having some syntax for 
>>gradients (as opposed to solid colors) as part of CSS3 Color would be 
>>good/bad?  I was just thinking how interesting it might be if I could 
>>use a gradient on a CSS border.
> 
> That seems to me to be straying into the area of SVG.  Why not have
> an SVG image as the border?

Of course, by the same argument, border-radius is not necessary. Yet it 
is well-received by users as an easy, lightweight and well-degrading way 
to make websites a little prettier.

So, at the least I’d say the idea is worth considering.


~Grauw

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