Re: [css3-exclusions] remove <fill-rule> from "polygon()" syntax

On Aug 28, 2012, at 8:50 AM, Tab Atkins Jr. <jackalmage@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 6:45 AM, Dirk Schulze <dschulze@adobe.com> wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I think the keywords for <fill-rule> should be removed from the syntax of 'polygon()'[1]. I think the shapes on the exclusion spec can be reused in other contexts as well. One example is <shape> as shorthand for 'clip-path' in the CSS Masking[2] spec. But for 'clip-path' we already have the 'clip-rule' property with the values 'nonzero' and 'evenodd' [3].
>> 
>> I would suggest using the 'fill-rule' property from SVG [4] to specify the fill rule on 'polygon()'. This property is already implemented by all browsers anyway.
> 
> I don't see how that works, if shape functions are going to be usable
> in multiple properties.
We have clip-rule and fill-rule. So where is the problem?

Greetings,
Dirk
> 
> ~TJ