Re: set <bg-size> in 'background' shorthand property, syntax of forward slash '/'

On 01/20/2011 09:30 AM, Brad Kemper wrote:
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> On Jan 20, 2011, at 7:36 AM, <tao.yu@nokia.com <mailto:tao.yu@nokia.com>> <tao.yu@nokia.com <mailto:tao.yu@nokia.com>> wrote:
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>> Hi,
>> I was looking at the CSS3 Backgrounds & Borders spec for ‘background’ shorthand property. The <bg-layer> syntax is:
>> <bg-layer> = <bg-image> || <bg-position> [/ <bg-size>]? || <repeat-style> || <attachment> || <box>{1,2}
>> My question here is: if <bg-size> is specified (via a forward slash ‘/’), should it follow a valid <bg-position> immediately?
>> Two examples (Example XV & XVI) in spec NOT set <bg-size> after <bg-position> immediately, like Example XVI:
>> E { background: #CCC top left url("metal.jpg") / 100% auto no-repeat}
>> Is this correct?
>> Thanks,
>> -Tao
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> The <bg-position> is required if you specify <bg-size> in the shorthand. This was a big argument for a while, and was resolved
> in the April 2010 face-to-face meeting:
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> fantasai: Disallow "/size position", definitely.
> fantasai: Allow "position url /size" and "/size url position"?
> fantasai: Or restrict it to *only* "position/size"?
> RESOLVED: Change background shorthand to have "<bg-position> [/ <bg-size>]".
> (Position is required if you specify size.)
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> http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2010Apr/0273.html
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> So, based on all that, it looks like "position url /size" is not allowed, and the examples do need updating.

Examples updated. Please let me know if I missed any others:
   http://dev.w3.org/csswg/css3-background/

~fantasai