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Re: [css3-background] CSS Drop Shadows

From: Brad Kemper <brkemper@comcast.net>
Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2007 07:54:20 -0800
Message-Id: <BEB24DDB-937B-4B1C-9B09-F89435C3AC75@comcast.net>
Cc: John Oyler <johnoyler.css@gmail.com>, www-style@w3.org, fantasai <fantasai.lists@inkedblade.net>
To: David Hyatt <hyatt@apple.com>

Well, I guess that is the big question. Personally, I think most of  
the time I wouldn't mind having the show continue fully under the  
box, but it might be useful at times to turn that off, perhaps with  
an extra parameter to box-shadow to say if that it is knockout  
(defaulting to "not").

It is interesting to note that when combining text-shadow with  
opacity that the shadow does not show through the letters. It does  
seem as though there should be some consistency between the text- 
shadow and box-shadow.


On Dec 18, 2007, at 10:55 AM, David Hyatt wrote:

>
> I was trying to match the spec text at the time.  It seems to make  
> sense given the decorative effect that box-shadow is trying to  
> achieve.  For example if a box has a partially transparent  
> background, I don't think you want to be able to see the box shadow  
> behind that background.
>
> dave
>
> On Dec 18, 2007, at 10:47 AM, Brad Kemper wrote:
>
>>
>> On Dec 17, 2007, at 4:01 PM, David Hyatt wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> WebKit's implementation does not allow the shadow to draw  
>>> anywhere inside the border box.  Effectively it is as though the  
>>> shadow is being cast by an opaque solid color pattern with the  
>>> shape of the border box.
>>>
>>> dave
>>>
>>
>> Is that due to an inherent limitation of the way WebKit draws  
>> shapes, or is it just the way you decided to implement it?
>
>
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