- From: Lea Verou <leaverou@gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2012 18:04:22 +0300
- To: www-style list <www-style@w3.org>
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. -- Lea Verou (http://lea.verou.me | @LeaVerou)
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