Re: [Proposal] CSS: Access to system colors, also, color filters

On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 11:03 PM, Γριφεγ <grfgguvf@gmail.com> wrote:

>
> I propose access to system default colors and simple color filters in
> CSS such as in the example that follows:
>
> ..HILITE {
>  background-color: invert(background);
>  foreground-color: invert(foreground);
> }
>
> Proposed special colors - default to value from system theme:
> * background
> * foreground
> * selection-background
> * selection-foreground
> * ...more?


CSS 2.1 already has system colors.

Proposed color filters:
> * invert(color)
> * tint(original, ink, percentage) /* Can sometimes be poorly emulated
> with opacity... */
> * brightness([color,] percent)
> * hue([color, ]shift value probably 0-255)
> * saturation(color, percent)
> * ...
>

Could be interesting. Certainly would be easy to implement.

Rob
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