Re: [css3-background] Where we are with Blur value discussion

On Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 3:03 AM, Brian Manthos <brianman@microsoft.com> wrote:
>> In any case,
>> by the time you're throwing around 300px blurs, you're certainly not
>> caring about the exact extent.
>
> Why?
>
> What makes blurs special such that the extent parameter is only interesting at < 300px?

The fact that they're blurry, mainly.  And they're not really used for
precise layout purposes, so a shadow blurring to insignificance 10px
shorter or longer than you expect when it's extending 300 or 400px out
already is almost certainly unimportant.

~TJ

Received on Saturday, 24 July 2010 20:57:37 UTC