[whatwg] Adding SVG Filter-like functionality to Canvas 2D Context

[Robert O'Callahan]

On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 11:37 AM, Hans Schmucker <hansschmucker at gmail.com>wrote:

> I should really add one point. The Canvas spec, above all, is
> predictable. You pretty much know exactly what you'll get when you
> perform certain actions.


Like arcTo?


> Relying directly on SVG filters makes things
> harder to understand and predict. A flat, stripped-down API


APIs don't remain stripped-down for long.

If you directly include SVG, a developer who wants to use it has to
> understand all of SVG,


That is completely untrue.


> which is a pretty big spec, with lots of
> unexpected behaviour. And as a result, often incorrect behaviour in
> implementations.
>

Yet you're asking us to duplicate code, which inevitably leads to even more
bugs.

Rob
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