Re: Filter Templates

On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 2:54 PM, Robert O'Callahan <robert@ocallahan.org> wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 10:25 AM, Dean Jackson <dino@apple.com> wrote:
>>
>> On Feb 24, 2011, at 12:43 PM, Rik Cabanier wrote:
>>
>> the CSS could look like:
>>    filter: url(dropshadow.pbk) param1 param2;
>> For transitions or animations, the parameters would be allowed to change.
>> Rik
>
>
> If we're going to refer to external resources that define complex filters,
> why not just build on top of SVG filters?

Agreed; CSS filters are meant to be for simple, easy filters.  They're
defined on top of SVG for simplicity/reuse, is all.  We explicitly do
*not* want to pull in the full power of SVG filters, as that's what
SVG is for.

~TJ

Received on Thursday, 24 February 2011 23:07:25 UTC