RE: when do transitions occur?

Brian:
> Øyvind:
> > On Thu, 15 Sep 2011 21:48:43 +0200, Tab Atkins Jr.
> > <jackalmage@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 2:41 AM, Brian Manthos
> > <brianman@microsoft.com>
> > > wrote:
> >
> > >> Example D (CSS3)
> > >>        from    { text-shadow: 1px 2px 3px red; }
> > >>        to      { text-shadow: 1px 2px 3px blue; }
> > >>
> > >> Example E (CSSn, where n > 3)
> > >>        from    { text-shadow: 1px 2px 3px pink; text-shadow-color:
> > red;
> > >> }
> > >>        to      { text-shadow: 1px 2px 3px cyan; text-shadow-color:
> > >> blue; }
> >
> > >> CSS3 browser - Example D
> > >> 1. text-shadow event ("1px 2px 3px red" -> "1px 2px 3px blue")
> > >>
> > >> CSS3 browser - Example E
> > >> 1. text-shadow event ("1px 2px 3px pink" -> "1px 2px 3px cyan")
> > >>
> > >> CSSn browser - Example D
> > >> 1. text-shadow event ("1px 2px 3px red" -> "1px 2px 3px blue")
> > >> 2. text-shadow-color event ("red" -> "blue")
> > >>
> > >> CSSn browser - Example E
> > >> 1. text-shadow event ("1px 2px 3px red" -> "1px 2px 3px blue")
> > >> 2. text-shadow-color event ("red" -> "blue")
> > >
> > > Agreed with all of these - this is the only way I can see it
> working
> > > sanely with the possibility of turning properties into shorthands
> in
> > > the future.
> >
> > So a shorthand value is constructed based on the cascaded longhand
> > values
> > (or something like that). What if that's not possible? No event?
> 
> Definitely not "No event".
> 
> Look back at my examples.  BOTH the shorthand and the longhand should
> be sent in CSSn D & E.
> 
> 
> > E.g.
> >  from { border: solid; }
> >  to { border: dotted; border-left-style: none; }
> 
> Let's call this Example F.  Some shorthand values *can* be constructed
> in this case, just not the border shorthand.  And even though you can't
> construct a border shorthand, an event should fire for it.
> 
> CSS3 browser - Example F:
> 1. border event ("solid" -> "")
> 2. border-top event ("solid" -> "dotted")
> 3. border-right event ("solid" -> "dotted")
> 4. border-bottom event ("solid" -> "dotted")
> 5. border-left event ("solid" -> "none")
> 6. border-style event ("solid" -> "dotted dotted dotted none")
> 7. border-top-style event ("solid" -> "dotted")
> 8. border-right-style event ("solid" -> "dotted")
> 9. border-bottom-style event ("solid" -> "dotted")
> 10. border-left-style event ("solid" -> "none")
> 
> Again, note that the first event's end state of "" is because the
> shorthand cannot be represented.
> 
> 
> I think of it in somewhat simple terms.
> 

Model I:
> Conceptually...
> 1. Query all CSS properties (including shorthands) @ the from state
> 2. Query all CSS properties (including shorthands) @ the to state
> 3. Diff the results of 1 and 2
> 4. Any properties (including shorthands) that show differences from
> step 3 should have an event fire
> 
> 
> A somewhat simpler border example might make it clearer.
> 
> Example G
>  from { border: solid; }
>  to { border: solid; border-left-style: none; }
> 
> CSS3 browser - Example G:
> 1. border event ("solid" -> "")
> 2. border-left event ("solid" -> "none")
> 3. border-style event ("solid" -> "solid solid solid none")
> 4. border-left-style event ("solid" -> "none")
> 

Model II:
> So the most concise form that strikes me at the moment is, events
> should fire for both:
> A. longhand properties that change
> B. all shorthand properties that contain entries from A

One more example...

Example H
 from { border: solid; border-left-style: dotted; }
 to { border: solid; border-left-style: none; }

CSS3 browser - Example G:
1. border event ("" -> "")
2. border-left event ("dotted" -> "none")
3. border-style event ("solid solid solid dotted" -> "solid solid solid none")
4. border-left-style event ("dotted" -> "none")


This example illustrates (in the border event) where Model I and Model II are different.  The difference is that Model I suggests basing the event set on simple string compares of the computed values, whereas Model II suggests a logical compare of longhands with enumeration of longhands and related shorthands.

I think Model II is preferred because it minimizes "author surprise" w/r/t firing of shorthands.

Received on Friday, 16 September 2011 20:12:12 UTC