- From: Brad Kemper <brad.kemper@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 18:14:01 -0800
- To: "Tab Atkins Jr." <jackalmage@gmail.com>
- Cc: "robert@ocallahan.org" <robert@ocallahan.org>, Simon Fraser <smfr@me.com>, www-style list <www-style@w3.org>
On Nov 4, 2009, at 6:07 PM, "Tab Atkins Jr." <jackalmage@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 5:59 PM, Robert O'Callahan <robert@ocallahan.org > > wrote: >> On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 2:41 PM, Simon Fraser <smfr@me.com> wrote: >>> >>> I haven't thought about radial-gradient yet, but I do see that the >>> current >>> radial gradient proposal does not allow the author to place a radial >>> gradient in an arbitrary spot that does not necessarily touch the >>> edges or >>> corners of the box. I think this use case is important, for >>> example content >>> that wants to put a gradient on the <body> that creates a glow >>> around some >>> element on the page. >> >> Wouldn't it be better design to put that glow somewhere associated >> with the >> element it's highlighting? >> >> You can use background-position to offset a radial gradient, if you >> need to. > > One effect that Simon brought up in person that I think is valid is, > frex, a glow on a heading where the glow extends slightly out into the > top of the following content. You can't do this as a background on > the heading without some nasty negative-margin hacks. What about with some ::before content? >
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