Hi,

> 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...)

Thanks for the pointer.

> 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.

Hmmm, I'll look at that - thanks.

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