- From: Simon Fraser <smfr@me.com>
- Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2011 16:48:41 -0800
- To: Jordan OSETE <jordan.osete@gmail.com>
- Cc: www-style@w3.org
On Feb 27, 2011, at 1:19 PM, Jordan OSETE wrote: > Hello everybody, > > This is actually a follow-up to an old proposal written a few years ago: > http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2008Oct/0266.html > > In short, the proposal was to improve text-shadow in two simple ways: > - add an optional spread radius, to replace text-outline, and allow a > wider range of effects The problem with spread radius, which we already discussed in the context of box-shadow, is whether it makes sharp corners rounded. This is especially problematic with border-radius, because you have a potential discontinuity between zero border radius causing spread to retain sharp corners, and a any small, but non-zero radius resulting in in a shadow with obviously rounded corners. I think people will be more sensitive to this in the context of text, and that text stroke gives a more predictable visual result. Simon
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