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Re: [css3-transforms] Behavior on UAs without 3D support

From: Simon Fraser <smfr@me.com>
Date: Tue, 01 May 2012 20:39:07 -0700
Cc: Boris Zbarsky <bzbarsky@MIT.EDU>, www-style list <www-style@w3.org>, "public-fx@w3.org" <public-fx@w3.org>
Message-id: <020F3D2E-9B09-4EEE-A10A-6F184CA43192@me.com>
To: Brian Manthos <brianman@microsoft.com> 
On May 1, 2012, at 7:14 pm, Brian Manthos wrote:

>> WebKit on Mac, certainly, doesn't support 3D when printing.
> 
> In case it informs the discussion...
> 
> Why not?

Because the subsystem we use for rendering elements with 3D transforms, which sits on top of OpenGL, is designed for on-screen presentation, and not for printer-resolution output.

Simon
Received on Wednesday, 2 May 2012 03:39:42 UTC

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