Re: ideas for future css versions ...

Ian Hickson wrote:
> On Thu, 2 Sep 2004, Brian Hunger wrote:
>>alpha!
> 
> http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-color/#rgba-color
> Already supported by Safari.

Why not support #1234 and #12345678 formats too? The RGB color 
syntax already supports #123 and #123456 
<URL:http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-color/#rgb-color>. A new syntax with 
4 or 8 digits wouldn't collide with the old mechanism, instead it 
would be a logical extension.

For example, #7777 would be 50% transparent 50% grey, #f004 would be 
~25% opaque red etc. The short forms would be expanded just like RGB 
values: double the digits. The above examples would be equal to 
#77777777 and #ff000044 or rgba(127,127,127,127) and rgba(255,0,0,68)

-- 
Mikko

Received on Thursday, 9 September 2004 15:24:19 UTC