Re: Repeating gradient syntax question

On Feb 7, 2011, at 5:38 AM, Antony Kennedy wrote:

> This certainly feels a lot friendlier and less verbose to me. 

In earlier discussion on this list, I argued for using different gradient functions for things which cannot be interpolated for animation. That's why we have the 'repeating' versions of the gradient functions.

Simon

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> On 24 Jan 2011, at 21:15, Fraser Pearce wrote:
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>> Hi,
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>> In reading the syntax I can't help but feel the way the repeated gradients work is still a bit long winded and seeminly duplicitive of the non repeat. I can think of two other, potentially better, ways of writing it in CSS that would be simpler and clearer.
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>> My preferred method would simply to have a repeat keyword in the syntax, so the following:
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>> -webkit-repeating-linear-gradient(left, red, green, blue)
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>> Would be written:
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>> -webkit-linear-gradient(left, red, green, blue, repeat)
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>> The other option would be to observe the background-repeat value instead, seeing as ultimately these gradients are generated background images… but in this option I can't help but think I'm missing taking into account some kind of effect you wouldn't be able to do this way.
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