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From: Matthew Westcott <matthew@...>
Subject: Re: [canvas-developers] Line style?
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On 31 May 2009, at 20:30, Richard Heyes wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Is it too late to suggest additions to the canvas spec? And if not
> does any one know who the best person to suggest them to is?
>
That would be the WHATWG mailing list:
http://www.whatwg.org/mailing-list#specs

According to the FAQ, the editor of the HTML5 spec (of which canvas is
a part) expects it to reach W3C candidate recommendation status around
2012, and will not be fully finalised until 2022 or later, so there's
plenty of time to get your requests in :-)
http://wiki.whatwg.org/wiki/FAQ#When_will_HTML_5_be_finished.3F

(And anyhow, I'm sure there's going to be an HTML6 proposal by then...)

> Like
> others I think I would find being able to specify the line style
> rather useful. Eg:
>
> context.lineStyle = 'solid'; // Default
> context.lineStyle = 'dotted';
> context.lineStyle = 'dashed';
>

That seems like a rather surprising omission (if indeed it is an
omission) - Canvas's drawing capabilities are usually in step with
SVG, which does have that feature. From a quick scan through the spec,
it looks like strokeStyle set to a CanvasPattern might possibly do the
job, although it is a bit unclear.

- Matt

Sun May 31, 2009 8:05 pm

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