ISSUE-24: mathbackground defaults to transparent

bruce

State:: CLOSED
Product:
Raised by:: Robert Miner
Opened on:: 2008-01-17
Description:: Dave Baron asks:

"The mathbackground attribute is defined in
http://www.w3.org/TR/2003/REC-MathML2-20031021/chapter3.html#presm.commatt
to default to 'inherited'. Yet it is allegedly similar to the CSS
background-color property, which is not inherited. If it is
inherited, how does it work (particularly when mixing with
non-MathML)? If not, should it have a transparent value like the
background attribute on mstyle:
http://www.w3.org/TR/2003/REC-MathML2-20031021/chapter3.html#id.3.3.4.2
and default to that value?"

Robert answered

"...That suggests to me that there really ought to be a 'transparent' value for mathbackground too. That is just my personal opinion, though.

I guess I should consult with the rest of the working group and see if there is some reason for omitting it that I am forgetting. Otherwise, I would be in favor of adding it as a valid value in MathML 3."
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Changed default to transparent

Bruce Miller, 28 Feb 2008, 19:10:13