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css3-color disposition of comments (for CR, 14 May 2003)
css3-color disposition of comments
The following are issues raised regarding the 14 May 2003 css3-color Candidate Recommendation.
See the released and development versions of the test suite for the “Tests” references.
Issues are color-coded as follows:
| Feature to be dropped due to lack of implementation (all issues accepted) |
| Proposed new feature (all issues rejected) |
| Editorial issue |
| Minor technical issue |
| Substantive technical issue |
Issues where commenters were not satisfied with responses:
- Issue 12: Commenter objected to group's response that it would not add a new syntax when taking the CR back to last call in order to drop unimplemented features.
- Issue 16 (maybe unsatisfied): Some commenters followed up with messages of concern, although none clearly objected to the group's rejection of the issue.
Issues
Issue 1
- Raised by
- David Baron
- Summary
- Should we remove unimplemented features?
- Resolution
- drop features
- Action
- Needs information on whether they're really unimplemented. ACTION dbaron (2007-10-09): post to www-style (and www-svg?) to propose deadline for removing unimplemented features. Action https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2007Sep/0083.html https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-svg/2007Sep/0033.html
- Status
- Spec edited.
Issue 2
- URL
- none
- Raised by
- David Baron
- Summary
- definition of attr() syntax and semantics should be removed in favor of definition in css3-values
- Resolution
- drop text in favor of css3-values
- Status
- Spec edited.
Issue 3
- URL
- https://www.w3.org/mid/20040309063205.52668.qmail@web13912.mail.yahoo.com https://www.w3.org/mid/3DB269E1BEC8134084EAA64AD4A1E0CF04C858@stlmail1.corp.amdocs.com
- Group response (and responses to it)
- https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2008May/0116.html https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2008May/0117.html
- Raised by
- Chris Moschini, Alex LeDonne, David Baron
- Summary
- example of hsl() colors gets light and dark green backwards
- Resolution
- Editorial - edit as described.
- Status
- Editorial. Spec edited.
- Repsonse
- https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2008May/0116.html https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2008May/0117.html
Issue 4
- URL
- https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2008Mar/0305.html
- Group response (and responses to it)
- Raised by
- David Baron
- Summary
- Handling of S and L values for hsl() and hsla() outside [0%, 100%] is undefined
- Resolution
- clamp to device gamut
- Status
- Spec edited.
- Tests
- t421-rgb-clip-outside-gamut-b, t422-rgba-clip-outside-device-gamut-b, t424-hsl-clip-outside-gamut-b, t425-hsla-clip-outside-device-gamut-b
Issue 5
- URL
- https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Member/w3c-css-wg/2001JanMar/0265 or https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=67448#c15
- Group response (and responses to it)
- Raised by
- David Baron
- Summary
- Better definitions needed for system colors for 3-D
- Resolution
- adopt proposal in URLs above
- Status
- Spec edited.
- Tests
- t040501-system-colors-a
Issue 6
- URL
- https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2007Sep/0107
- Raised by
- David Baron
- Summary
- Does 'flavor' need to be removed to enter PR due to lack of implementations?
- Resolution
- drop features
- Status
- Spec edited.
Issue 7
- URL
- vaguely related to https://www.w3.org/mid/BA69D948.20605%25tantek@cs.stanford.edu
- Raised by
- David Baron
- Summary
- Mention interaction of colors and user style sheets again? The previous version of the draft did so, but the CR does not.
- Resolution
- no change (trying to be realistic rather than idealistic)
Issue 8
- URL
- none
- Raised by
- David Baron
- Summary
- Status section needs to say that comments sent to www-style should say [css3-color] in the subject.
- Resolution
- edit as described
- Status
- Document edited (as part of status section cleanup before processing issues).
Issue 9
- URL
- https://www.w3.org/mid/A134E2426B46D711BB4B000347AE6E7C5915FF@xvan02.vcd.hp.com https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2003Apr/0179.html
- Group response (and responses to it)
- https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2008May/0118.html https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2008May/0119.html
- Raised by
- Jacob Refstrup, David Woolley
- Summary
- 'opacity' not precisely defined
- Status
- Spec edited.
- Resolution
- Cite section 14.2 of SVG 1.1 (here, and for rgba() and hsla() colors).
- Response
- https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2008May/0118.html https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2008May/0119.html
Issue 10
- URL
- https://www.w3.org/mid/20040309063205.52668.qmail@web13912.mail.yahoo.com
- Group response (and responses to it)
- https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2008May/0116.html
- Raised by
- Alex LeDonne
- Summary
- In section 4.2.1. RGB color values, the phrase preceding the second example is “the three rules below are equivalent:”, however, four rules are presented.
- Resolution
- edit as described (editorial)
- Status
- Spec edited.
- Repsonse
- https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2008May/0116.html
Issue 11
- URL
- https://www.w3.org/mid/20040309063205.52668.qmail@web13912.mail.yahoo.com
- Group response (and responses to it)
- https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2008May/0116.html
- Raised by
- Alex LeDonne
- Summary
- Example of pastel green should be a different shade, in particular, * { color: hsl(120, 75%, 75%) } /* pastel green, and so on */
- Resolution
- edit as described (editorial)
- Status
- Spec edited (as part of editing for issue 3).
- Repsonse
- https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2008May/0116.html
Issue 12
- URL
- https://www.w3.org/mid/41406104.4040200@st.jyu.fi https://www.w3.org/mid/000501c496d4$0127df80$e21d4ed8@hyponiqs https://www.w3.org/mid/p06110401bd676a003e73@%5B152.16.223.122%5D https://www.w3.org/mid/42CE0010.9050500@tu-clausthal.de
- Group response (and responses to it)
- https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2008May/0120.html https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2008May/0121.html https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2008May/0143.html https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2008May/0157.html https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2008Jun/0001.html
- Raised by
- Mikko Rantalainen, W. Leon Sutton, Jr., Adam Kuehn, Christoph Päper
- Summary
- Want #rgba and #rrggbbaa color syntaxes.
- Resolution
- too late for this version
- Repsonse
- https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2008May/0120.html https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2008May/0121.html
Issue 13
- URL
- https://www.w3.org/mid/43547E63-215B-11D9-AFE8-000393C44C02@goddess-gate.com
- Group response (and responses to it)
- https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2008May/0122.html
- Raised by
- David Latapie
- Summary
- Want table of contents different for rgb()/rgba(), etc.
- Resolution
- no change (editorial), since one subsection for each function or keyword. (But the default style sheet has improved since the CR.)
- Status
- No change.
- Response
- https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2008May/0122.html
Issue 14
- URL
- https://www.w3.org/mid/42CE0010.9050500@tu-clausthal.de
- Group response (and responses to it)
- https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2008May/0121.html
- Raised by
- Christoph Päper
- Summary
- Want to allow percentages for alpha value in rgba() and hsla()
- Resolution
- reject, since too late for this version
- Status
- needs discussion.
- Response
- https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2008May/0121.html
Issue 15
- URL
- https://www.w3.org/mid/42CE0010.9050500@tu-clausthal.de
- Group response (and responses to it)
- https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2008May/0121.html
- Raised by
- Christoph Päper
- Summary
- Want to allow % instead of deg in hsl()/hsla().
- Resolution
- reject, since too late for this version
- Status
- needs discussion.
- Response
- https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2008May/0121.html
Issue 16
- URL
- https://www.w3.org/mid/4319B66D.3050601@splintered.co.uk https://www.w3.org/mid/431A4864.10205@earthlink.net https://www.w3.org/mid/4319B5FF.6040507@splintered.co.uk
- Opposition
- https://www.w3.org/mid/431CAB50.4040007@disruptive-innovations.com
- Group response (and responses to it)
- https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2008May/0123.html https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2008May/0127.html https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2008May/0140.html https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2008May/0144.html https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2008May/0206.html https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2008May/0209.html
- Raised by
- Patrick H. Lauke, Matthew Raymond
- Summary
- System colors should not be deprecated
- Resolution
- No change.
- Response
- https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2008May/0123.html
Issue 17
- URL
- https://www.w3.org/mid/20060331221047.GA31647@ridley.dbaron.org
- Raised by
- David Baron
- Summary
- 'color: currentColor' transformation to 'inherit' shouldn't be at parse time
- Resolution
- edit as described
- Status
- needs discussion. Spec edited.
Issue 18
- URL
- https://www.w3.org/mid/78A3602ADF54BA4EAB53F378BF55588BB230D0@G3W0067.americas.hpqcorp.net https://www.w3.org/mid/1554581773.20070130144114@w3.org
- Group response (and responses to it)
- https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2008May/0124.html https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2008May/0133.html https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2008May/0142.html https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2008May/0150.html https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2008May/0186.html
- Raised by
- Melinda Grant
- Summary
- Should reference up to date version of ICC profile specification.
- Resolution
- edit as described (editorial)
- Status
- Spec edited.
- Response
- https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2008May/0124.html
Issue 19
- URL
- https://www.w3.org/mid/4681D29D.1090808@fastmail.us
- Group response (and responses to it)
- https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2008May/0125.html https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2008May/0128.html https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2008May/0141.html
- Raised by
- Patrick Garies
- Summary
- Should clarify that SVG color keywords apply outside of SVG.
- Resolution
- edit as described (editorial)
- Status
- Spec edited.
- Tests
- t43-svg-keywords-a
- Response
- https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2008May/0125.html
Issue 20
- URL
- https://www.w3.org/mid/20030131034516.GA29002@gemini.baron
- Raised by
- David Baron
- Summary
- Should opacity group over elements or boxes?
- Status
- tests written (they pass per current spec)
- Resolution
- no change (withdrawn by commenter)
- Tests
- t32-opacity-offscreen-multiple-boxes-1-c, 32-opacity-offscreen-multiple-boxes-2-c, t422-rgba-onscreen-multiple-boxes-c, t425-hsla-onscreen-multiple-boxes-c
Issue 21
- URL
- https://www.w3.org/mid/BAE92885.28030%25tantek@cs.stanford.edu https://www.w3.org/mid/20030515184501.GA30313@pool-141-158-45-91.phil.east.verizon.net https://www.w3.org/mid/16069.11954.751430.470156@lanalana.inria.fr https://www.w3.org/mid/BDBFA80D.5060B%25tantek@cs.stanford.edu
- Raised by
- Tantek Çelik, David Latapie
- Summary
- Issues with default style sheet for TOC
- Resolution
- editorial (if it still exists)
- Status
- Seems to be fixed by changes in our default style sheet since CR. Also, the issue is with the default style sheet (common) rather than the spec itself.
Issue 22
- URL
- https://www.w3.org/mid/ur24h1t6fc4ihbgshjr4c99tii4oqkf8l4@hive.bjoern.hoehrmann.de https://www.w3.org/mid/200508291921.50980.bert@w3.org
- Group response (and responses to it)
- https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Member/w3c-css-wg/2008AprJun/0183.html
- Raised by
- Björn Höhrmann
- Summary
- <alphavalue> and other productions need more formal grammar
- Resolution
- no change (unless Björn has one to propose)
- Response
- https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Member/w3c-css-wg/2008AprJun/0183.html
Issue 23
- URL
- https://www.w3.org/mid/17656.6114.793520.503206@gargle.gargle.HOWL https://www.w3.org/mid/200609011419.05309.bert@w3.org
- Group response (and responses to it)
- https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Member/w3c-css-wg/2008AprJun/0184.html
- Raised by
- Håkon Lie
- Summary
- proprietary colors
- Resolution
- reject, since it's too late for this version
- Response
- https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Member/w3c-css-wg/2008AprJun/0184.html
Issue 24
- Summary
- verify that all recent CSS 2.1 changes have been incorporated
- Raised by
- David Baron
- Status
- Done
Issue 25
- URL
- https://www.w3.org/mid/op.t7ykx2yg64w2qv@annevk-t60.oslo.opera.com
- Group response (and responses to it)
- https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2008May/0139.html
- Raised by
- Anne van Kesteren
- Summary
- supporting hsla() only on screen, not print (for example)
- Resolution
- no change
Issue 26
- Summary
- opacity should explain that it creates a new stacking context
- Group response (and responses to it)
- https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2008May/0145.html https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2008May/0147.html https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2008May/0154.html
- Raised by
- Anne van Kesteren
- Status
- Spec edited.
- Resolution
- paragraph added to specification per https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2008May/0147.html
- Tests
- https://hixie.ch/tests/adhoc/css/model/stacking/opacity/001.html
Issue 27
- Summary
- interaction of opacity and rgba unclear
- Raised by
- Jacob Refstrup
- URL
- https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2003Jul/0210.html
- Group response (and responses to it)
- https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2008Jun/0000.html
- Resolution
- no change
Issue 28
- Summary
- allow deg in hsl()/hsla()
- URL
- https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2005Jul/0319.html
- Group response (and responses to it)
- https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2008May/0121.html
- Raised by
- Christoph Päper
- Resolution
- too late for this version
- Status
- Rejected (New feature)