- From: Tab Atkins Jr. <jackalmage@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:21:15 -0800
- To: Chris Lilley <chris@w3.org>
- Cc: CSS public list <www-style@w3.org>
On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 8:11 AM, Chris Lilley <chris@w3.org> wrote: > On Tuesday, January 24, 2012, 9:03:21 PM, Daniel wrote: > > DG> 5. Color tweaking in CSS > DG> ------------------------ > > DG> Color tweaking (darkening for instance) is a request we get all > DG> the time from the author's community. I think we should (a) have > DG> a complete and detailed message explaining why we can't have it > DG> in CSS (b) or really start thinking about it. I also think our > DG> current position about it (does not exist in CSS) is indefendable > DG> in the long run. > > DG> http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2012Jan/0942.html > > Isn't this something that CSS Filters already does? > > You can lighten, darken, hue rotate, desaturate already using the filter syntax. That lets you lighten/darken/etc an entire particular element. It doesn't help the use-case of tweaking a color that is then used throughout the document (like a variable), or of tweaking the color used in a single property in an element. ~TJ
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