Comments on: Safari CSS Reference

By: Jordan

Jordan — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:04:02 +0000

Actually there is a W3C proposed â€œborder-radiusâ€ property
http://www.w3.org/TR/2005/WD-css3-background-20050216/#the-border-radius
so why to use proprietary name for it?

If the standard is not finished and still a draft document/work in progress, as it states at the top of the page you linked to, then it is better keep the proprietary name to avoid conflict with the finished standard if and when it comes out.

By: Maxim Kozhukh

Maxim Kozhukh — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 17:46:53 +0000

>>that donâ€™t meet a CSS recommendation
Actually there is a W3C proposed “border-radius” property
http://www.w3.org/TR/2005/WD-css3-background-20050216/#the-border-radius
so why to use proprietary name for it?

By: AndyB

AndyB — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 17:40:32 +0000

Yeah, and it beats someone implementing something in the regular namespace (those properties that don’t start with a dash) that then gets widely used and HAVE to be accepted by other browsers because people like some of the commenters on here complain about compatibility. This method of adding experimental properties gives everyone a chance to test features as part of a full release without conflicting with the standard (or future standard changes). Plus, since the specific syntax of the property name (leading dash) lets everyone know it’s experimental, there is less chance of people using them in production code.

By: Dylan Schiemann

Dylan Schiemann — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:27:19 +0000

This is the W3C’s encouraged mechanism for things that don’t meet a CSS recommendation, so it’s a good thing. Otherwise, it would never be possible to experiment and implement anything new. Something can’t be standard if there’s no working implementation…

By: mdmadph

mdmadph — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:57:36 +0000

Sigh… more proprietary standards. I mean, understandably, it’s for something that doesn’t yet exist in a stable standard, but still. :P

By: don hosek

don hosek — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:45:29 +0000

Yes, these properties work on the iPhone.

FF2 has its own implementation of the rounded corners properties as well.

By: Steven Mileham

Steven Mileham — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:20:42 +0000

Any idea if these work with the iPhone version of Safari?

By: Will Peavy

Will Peavy — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:56:36 +0000

@site smart: They are using a browser-specific tags because the CSS3 style rounded border rule is classified as ‘experimental’. Once it moves to ‘stable’ the browser specific tag will be dropped.
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See: http://developer.apple.com/documentation/AppleApplications/Reference/SafariCSSRef/Articles/ExplanationofTerms.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40006578-DontLinkElementID_5

By: Vinch

Vinch — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:34:52 +0000

And what about the “-khtml-” prefix?
Doesn’t it work with Safari?