Re: [css3-transitions] suppression of transition starting, inheritance

2009/6/11 L. David Baron <dbaron@dbaron.org>:
> On Thursday 2009-06-11 17:53 +0200, Giovanni Campagna wrote:
>> 2009/6/11 L. David Baron <dbaron@dbaron.org>:
>> > On Thursday 2009-06-11 17:41 +0200, Giovanni Campagna wrote:
>> >> 2009/6/11 L. David Baron <dbaron@dbaron.org>:
>> >> > On Thursday 2009-06-11 16:38 +0200, Giovanni Campagna wrote:
>> >> >> A shorter method to describe processing model 2 is "Transitions
>> >> >> affects the Used Values, not the Computed Values. This means that
>> >> >> values in the middle of a Transition are never inherited.". It would
>> >> >> not break scripts anyway, because those query the CSS2.0 Computed
>> >> >> Value (now Used Value)
>> >> >
>> >> > No, that's very different from processing model (2), and would break
>> >> > transitions on inherited properties like 'color'.
>> >>
>> >> Why is it different?
>> >> Step 3) in particular ensures that "inherit" on child elements has the
>> >> value before the state change, until the end of transaction. So
>> >> Transition does not affect the Computed Value, or actually it delays
>> >> the propagation of CV changes to children.
>> >
>> > No, since the child elements will still inherit all the values over
>> > the course of the transition, including the one from step (5).
>>
>> That would mean that transition progress causes the process to be
>> reinstantiated, because it triggers a style change?
>
> No, because of what I said in the second paragraph of the
> original message at
> http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2009Jun/0121.html
>
> It's also clear in the spec that transitions do affect computed
> values: http://dev.w3.org/csswg/css3-transitions/#transitions-

I finally see what you mean:
- state changes start the algorithm in your original message
- Transition and Animation only change style, without starting the
process of finding new transaction, but anyway updating the layout and
rendering.

> -David
>
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