Re: [parameters] Outline for recasting SVG Parameters on top of CSS Variables

> This gives you no ability that is not already theoretically present
> via :target, which lets you vary your image based on the hash in the
> url.  (This technique is heavily used already in the SVG-as-image case
> to do "SVG stacks", or "sprite sheets" in a single SVG file.)  This is
> just an expansion of that power to make it easier to use in more
> complex cases.

Which is why Chrome and Safari ban :target on SVG-as-an-image. I imagine if
we saw this abused we would ban it too. The easier and more poweful you
make it, the more likely that is to happen and it would be a shame to
introduce and then remove a feature.

Robert

Received on Sunday, 2 November 2014 21:27:59 UTC