RE: [css3-animations] `alternate-reverse` vs `alternate reverse`

[Lea Verou:]
> 
> On 30/4/12 03:14, Lea Verou wrote:
> > Glad to see these new values added in animation-direction (reverse and
> > alternate-reverse)!
> >
> > I think it would be a bit easier for authors if they were two
> > whitespace separated words, rather than one hyphenated word. i.e. if
> > the property accepted `alternate reverse` and `reverse alternate`,
> > rather than just `alternate-reverse`.
> >
> > Reasons:
> > - No need to remember their order
> > - Authors can refer to the simpler mental model of 2 toggles (reverse
> > direction? yes/no, alternate even states? yes/no) rather than 4
> > different states.
> > - It would be much easier to convert to a shorthand in the future, if
> > such a need surfaces.
> >
> >
> > Thoughts?
> >
> To be clear, I'm suggesting that the grammar for the animation-direction
> property changes from:
> 
> [ normal | reverse | alternate | alternate-reverse ] [, [ normal | reverse
> | alternate | alternate-reverse ] ]*
> 
> to:
> 
> [ normal | [ reverse || alternate ] ] [, [ normal | [ reverse ||
> alternate ] ] ]*
> 
> which, besides the other benefits I outlined in the previous email, is
> also more concise.
> 
> --
So the set of possible values would be:
normal
alternate
reverse
alternate reverse
reverse alternate

Is that right? I can see how I no longer need to remember whether alternate
comes first or last but if it looks like a toggle then I'd also expect
alternate normal to do something and it wouldn't. So while there is a bit of
extra user-friendliness it seems specific to this one keyword. Or did I get
the intent and grammar wrong?

Received on Saturday, 5 May 2012 16:16:53 UTC