Re: [css3-images] aliases for 'cover' and 'contain' from Tab Atkins Jr. on 2011-11-04 (www-style@w3.org from November 2011)

From: Tab Atkins Jr. <jackalmage@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Nov 2011 13:29:59 -0700
To: fantasai <fantasai.lists@inkedblade.net>
Cc: www-style@w3.org
Message-ID: <CAAWBYDBcLH36A+JYbry049vKefKAPFsWd=Oy2Mah4GQn5LZJAw@mail.gmail.com>

On Fri, Nov 4, 2011 at 1:02 PM, fantasai <fantasai.lists@inkedblade.net> wrote:
> Hm. So I'd suggest dropping cover/contain, and adding them back when we
> have asymmetrical radials. Then
>
> radial-gradient(from 25px 25px to cover, blue, transparent)
>
> could represent a centered ellipse that covers the box and has a gradient
> focus at 25px 25px.

I'm cool with that.  Then 'cover' and 'contain' will have somewhat
simpler and more useful meanings in Images 4.

~TJ

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