- From: Tab Atkins Jr. <jackalmage@gmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:30:28 -0500
- To: fantasai <fantasai.lists@inkedblade.net>
- Cc: www-style@w3.org
On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 4:07 PM, fantasai<fantasai.lists@inkedblade.net> wrote: > Tab Atkins Jr. wrote: >> >> On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 3:47 PM, fantasai<fantasai.lists@inkedblade.net> >> wrote: >>> >>> Brad Kemper wrote: >>>> >>>> One of the things I really hate about using "<bg-position>, >>>> <bg-position>" >>>> is that comma to separate the two lengths or keywords on the left from >>>> those >>>> on the right. Since commas are already being used to separate >>>> color-stops, >>>> this just makes the whole thing harder to read, because they are no >>>> longer >>>> used consistently to group like things. When they are used only for >>>> color-stops, then you can see in a glance how many color-stops there are >>>> instead of having to study it more closely with a line full of distances >>>> and >>>> commas. For instance, I find the following very hard to read, and it >>>> probably doesn't even make sense (which is another problem with this >>>> kind of >>>> construction). >>>> |linear-gradient(10px 30%, 100% 4%, 50% green, 20% blue)| >>> >>> I completely agree. How about using a keyword? >>> >>> linear-gradient(10px 30% to 100% 4%, green, blue 20%, navy); >>> >>> For simpler cases you'd get >>> >>> linear-gradient(left to right, green, blue, navy); >> >> I like the "to" keyword for the <bg-position> construction! It >> expresses the relationship very nicely. Using it on the simpler >> construction is nice and literate, but sort of unnecessary; I think >> "linear-gradient(left, green, blue, navy)" is pretty clear? > > Yes, I think it makes sense to allow that as a shortened version. Hmm, so if we allowed the literate version of the second construction, we'd presumably allow all 8 of the side/corner keywords, with the clarification that "left" actually means "left center", etc so you could actually do stuff like "left to top" and have it be meaningful (the gradient-line would start at the center of the left side, and end at the center of the top side) or even "left to top-right". At the very least, that would clear up the definitions of the left/right/top/bottom keywords, which are specified sort of wonky right now. I've made the change to my draft. Literate versions of the second construction are allowed; if the second bit is omitted it defaults to the opposite side/corner. The side keywords refer to the center of the specified side. ~TJ
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