Re: [css-shapes] <basic-shapes> etc. summary 3

On Sat, Nov 9, 2013 at 11:07 PM, Alan Stearns <stearns@adobe.com> wrote:
> Many decisions were made today today in the face-to-face meeting about CSS
> Shapes level 1.
>
> We resolved that we keep the current editor's draft syntax for inset() and
> polygon()
>
> inset() = inset( <shape-arg>{1,4} [ round <border-radius> ]? )
> polygon() = polygon( [<fill-rule>,]? [<shape-arg> <shape-arg>]# )
>
> We change circle() and ellipse() to use radial gradient syntax:
>
> circle() = circle( [<size>] [at <position>] )
> ellipse() = ellipse( [<size>] [at <position>] )
>
> And we postpone rectangle() to level 2, because the way SVG and CSS define
> rectangles is incompatible, and you can get a rectangle both with inset()
> and polygon().

I find these compromises acceptable.

> Then, we resolved to remove the dependency on box-sizing in basic shapes
> in favor of a raft of new keywords for shapes defined by the relevant
> boxes. So you can say:
>
> shape-outside: border-box;
>
> To wrap around a shape defined by the outside border edge. This includes
> curvature from border-radius. But you can also use the keyword to
> determine how percentages in a basic shape are resolved. So either of
> these:
>
> shape-outside: border-box circle(50%);
> shape-outside: circle(50%) border-box;
>
> will create a circle shape centered in the border box with a radius 50% of
> the width of the border box. You can also use margin-box, padding-box and
> content-box as keywords (these include curvature from border radius as
> well, in just the same way as background-clip).

+1, I like it.

~TJ

Received on Sunday, 10 November 2013 17:55:12 UTC