>What happens with opacity isn't inheritance, but it does affect all >the descendants of an element. When an element has opacity less >than 1, the element and all of its descendants get drawn into a >buffer, and then, in a single step, that buffer is drawn with >opacity onto what's underneath the element. This means that things >within the element can fully hide each other, even though, when >everything is drawn, the end result is partially transparent. > >I wrote some visual examples of this at: >http://dbaron.org/talks/2009-03-15-css3-sxsw/slide-4.xhtml >(and compared with rgba() colors, which affect just a single drawing >operation rather than an entire subtree). > >-David
I found this response a little confusing. So what happens when one uses hex colors? And how does one explain this to someone else in layman's terms? Elli Vizcaino Creating meaningful connections and compelling experiences through the art & beauty of design. http://www.e7flux.com ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [css-d@lists.css-discuss.org] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ List policies -- http://css-discuss.org/policies.html Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
