Re: [CSS21] valid values with "rgb()"

Boris Zbarsky wrote:
> 
> Del Merritt wrote:
>> Instead, the subsequent examples show all-integer or all-percentage 
>> values.  That Lie&Bos would get this "wrong" suggests an issue with 
>> the spec.  (Or was there a spec change subsequent to the book's 
>> publication?
> 
> CSS1 has this to say on the matter:
> 
>   The format of an RGB value in the functional notation is 'rgb('
>   followed by a comma-separated list of three numerical values
>   (either three integer values in the range of 0-255, or three
>   percentage values in the range of 0.0% to 100.0%) followed
>   by ')'. Whitespace characters are allowed around the numerical values.
> 
> CSS2 and CSS2.1 have the wording you cited (which differs only in its 
> handling of values outside the 0-255 and 0%-100% range).  So looks like 
> the spec has said what it says all along.  Not sure what the deal with 
> howcome and Bert's book is.  ;)

Well, Del, it seems you found a bug in our book :-) That merits a 
mention on the errata page http://www.w3.org/Style/LieBos3e/

I don't know why we wrote rgb(100%,0,0) instead of rgb(100%,0%,0%). 
Probably just a mistake. It seems there is only one occurrence.



Bert
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