- From: Simon Fraser <smfr@me.com>
- Date: Thu, 09 Jun 2011 22:36:19 -0700
- To: fantasai <fantasai.lists@inkedblade.net>
- Cc: www-style@w3.org
On Jun 9, 2011, at 7:19 PM, fantasai wrote: > On 06/10/2011 09:14 AM, Brian Manthos wrote: >>> From: Simon Fraser [mailto:smfr@me.com] >>> I don't like this, for the reason that fantasai described earlier in the thread. I >>> think it's more intuitive for the keyword to describe the starting position of >>> the gradient. It comes as the first parameter, so logically associates with the >>> start of the gradient. Similarly, in the declaration it comes next to the first >>> color stop, so mentally will be associated with that stop. >>> >>> linear-gradient(left, black, white) >>> >>> It just obviously a black->white gradient from left to right. Being right-to-left >>> just hurts my brain. >> >> linear-gradient(0deg, black, white); >> >> Does it also hurt your brain that black is not used at the 0deg side of the >> coordinate system? > > No, because I'm taking an angle as a direction to move in, not as a start point. Agreed. I don't get the same cognitive dissonance with the angle variant. Simon
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