- From: Brian Manthos <brianman@microsoft.com>
- Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:40:58 +0000
- To: Brad Kemper <brad.kemper@gmail.com>, Tab Atkins Jr. <jackalmage@gmail.com>
- CC: fantasai <fantasai.lists@inkedblade.net>, "www-style@w3.org" <www-style@w3.org>
Brad Kemper: > It's not intuition that is influencing their answers, it is the subtle suggestion > that their answer to what 'left' means should be linked to their > understanding of what '0deg' means. That's the the very thing that I disagree > with. Yes, there should be linkage. Below is just one example. With transitions and animations, it gets even more likely you'll be comparing red apples to green apples *often*. Background-image: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255,0,0,0.5), rgba(0,0,255,0.5)), linear-gradient(left, rgba(255,0,0,0.5), rgba(0,0,255,0.5)); With the 1.107 spec, this produces (something like) 75% alpha red (left side) to 75% alpha blue (right side): Background-image: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255,0,0,0.5), rgba(0,0,255,0.5)), linear-gradient(left [to right], rgba(255,0,0,0.5), rgba(0,0,255,0.5)); With the 1.108 spec, this produces a consistent coloration: Background-image: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255,0,0,0.5), rgba(0,0,255,0.5)), linear-gradient([right to] left, rgba(255,0,0,0.5), rgba(0,0,255,0.5)); My point is not about the example, but that you can and should be able to compare and contrast multiple linear-gradient specifications with a single mental model.
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