- From: Alan Gresley <alan@css-class.com>
- Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 19:05:31 +1000
- To: David Hyatt <hyatt@apple.com>
- CC: Brad Kemper <brkemper@comcast.net>, www-style list <www-style@w3.org>
David Hyatt wrote: > On May 16, 2008, at 3:11 AM, Alan Gresley wrote: >> That the point with Issue 32. I have always believed that box-shadow >> should be seen through a transparent background. The same as >> text-shadow works. > > The problem with the box-shadow being seen through a transparent > background is that people expect box-shadow to work on boxes that don't > specify an explicit background. For example if a box has a border but a > transparent background, box-shadow should stlll work. Unlike > text-shadow, box shadows are not really "cast" by anything. > > dave I totally agree. Is their a way to mask the background. background: 0 0 0 0 mask; background: 0 0 0 0 color; I do want to avoid the use of extra divs just to emulate a shadow behind a transparent background. Maybe I'm the only odd-ball on this planet..., their are a few others. :-) Alan
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