Tue, 10 Sep 2013 11:30:26 +0200
[css-transitions] Add a note explaining that values from transitions are inherited normally.
This implements the remainder of part D of the proposal in
http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2013Mar/0297.html
as resolved in
http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2013Jun/0682.html
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28 <h1>CSS Transitions</h1>
30 <h2 class="no-num no-toc">[LONGSTATUS] [DATE]</h2>
31 <dl>
32 <dt>This version:
33 <dd>
34 <a href="[VERSION]">[VERSION]</a>
35 <dt>Latest version:
36 <dd><a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-transitions/">
37 [LATEST]</a>
38 <dt>Editor's draft:
39 <dd><a href="http://dev.w3.org/csswg/[SHORTNAME]/">http://dev.w3.org/csswg/[SHORTNAME]/</a>
40 (<a href="https://dvcs.w3.org/hg/csswg/log/tip/css-transitions/Overview.src.html">change log</a>,
41 <a href="https://dvcs.w3.org/hg/csswg/log/tip/css3-transitions/Overview.src.html">older change log</a>)
42 <dt>Previous version:
43 <dd><a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/2013/WD-css3-transitions-20130212/">http://www.w3.org/TR/2013/WD-css3-transitions-20130212/</a>
44 <dt id="editors-list">Editors:
45 <dd><a href="mailto:dino@apple.com">Dean Jackson</a> (<a
46 href="http://www.apple.com/">Apple Inc</a>)
47 <dd><a href="mailto:hyatt@apple.com">David Hyatt</a> (<a
48 href="http://www.apple.com/">Apple Inc</a>)
49 <dd><a href="mailto:cmarrin@apple.com">Chris Marrin</a> (<a
50 href="http://www.apple.com/">Apple Inc</a>)
51 <dd class=vcard><a class=fn href="http://dbaron.org/">L. David Baron</a> (<a
52 class=org href="http://www.mozilla.org/">Mozilla</a>)
54 <dt>Issues list:
55 <dd><a href="https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/buglist.cgi?query_format=advanced&product=CSS&component=Transitions&resolution=---&cmdtype=doit">in Bugzilla</a>
57 <dt>Feedback:
58 <dd><a href="mailto:www-style@w3.org?subject=%5Bcss-transitions%5D%20feedback">www-style@w3.org</a>
59 with subject line “<kbd>[css-transitions] <var>… message topic …</var></kbd>”
60 (<a rel="discussion" href="http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/">archives</a>)
62 <dt>Test suite:
63 <dd> <a href="http://test.csswg.org/suites/css-transitions-1/nightly-unstable/">http://test.csswg.org/suites/css-transitions-1/nightly-unstable/</a>
64 </dl>
66 <!--copyright-->
68 <hr title="Separator for header">
69 </div>
71 <h2 class="no-num no-toc" id="abstract">Abstract</h2>
73 <p>CSS Transitions allows property changes in CSS values to occur smoothly
74 over a specified duration.
76 <h2 class="no-num no-toc" id="status">Status of this document</h2>
77 <!--status-->
79 <h2 class="no-num no-toc" id="contents">Table of Contents</h2>
80 <!--toc-->
83 <h2 id="introduction">Introduction</h2>
85 <p><em>This section is not normative.</em>
86 <p>
87 This document introduces new CSS features to enable <em>implicit transitions</em>, which describe how CSS properties can be made to change smoothly from one value to another over a given duration.
88 </p>
90 <h2 id="transitions"><a id="transitions-">Transitions</a></h2>
91 <p>
92 Normally when the value of a CSS property changes, the rendered result is instantly updated, with the affected elements immediately changing from the old property value to the new property value. This section describes a way to specify transitions using new CSS properties. These properties are used to animate smoothly from the old state to the new state over time.
93 </p>
94 <p>
95 For example, suppose that transitions of one second have been defined on the 'left' and
96 'background-color' properties. The following diagram illustrates the effect of updating those properties on an element, in this case moving it to the right and changing the background from red to blue. This assumes other transition parameters still have their default values.
97 </p>
98 <div class="figure">
99 <img src="transition1.png" alt="">
100 </div>
101 <p class="caption">
102 Transitions of 'left' and 'background-color'
103 </p>
104 <p>
105 Transitions are a presentational effect. The computed value of a property transitions over time from the old value to the new value. Therefore if a script queries the computed style of a property as it is transitioning, it will see an intermediate value that represents the current animated value of the property.
106 </p>
107 <p>
108 Only animatable CSS properties can be transitioned. See the table at the end of this document for a list
109 of properties that are animatable.
110 </p>
111 <p>
112 The transition for a property is defined using a number of new properties. For example:
113 </p>
114 <div class="example">
115 <p style="display:none">
116 Example(s):
117 </p>
118 <pre>
119 div {
120 transition-property: opacity;
121 transition-duration: 2s;
122 }
123 </pre>The above example defines a transition on the 'opacity' property that, when a new value is assigned to it, will cause a smooth change between the old value and the new value over a period of two seconds.
124 </div>
125 <p>
126 Each of the transition properties accepts a comma-separated list, allowing multiple transitions to be defined, each acting on a different property. In this case, the individual transitions take their parameters from the same index in all the lists. For example:
127 </p>
128 <div class="example">
129 <p style="display:none">
130 Example(s):
131 </p>
132 <pre>
133 div {
134 transition-property: opacity, left;
135 transition-duration: 2s, 4s;
136 }
138 </pre>This will cause the 'opacity' property to transition over a period of two seconds and the left property to transition over a period of four seconds.
139 </div>
141 <p id="list-matching">
142 In the case where the lists of values in transition properties
143 do not have the same length, the length of the
144 'transition-property' list determines the number of items in
145 each list examined when starting transitions. The lists are
146 matched up from the first value: excess values at the end are
147 not used. If one of the other properties doesn't have enough
148 comma-separated values to match the number of values of
149 'transition-property', the UA must calculate its used value by
150 repeating the list of values until there are enough. This
151 truncation or repetition does not affect the computed value.
152 <span class="note">
153 Note: This is analogous to the behavior of the 'background-*'
154 properties, with 'background-image' analogous to
155 'transition-property'.
156 </span>
157 </p>
159 <div class="example">
160 <p style="display:none">
161 Example(s):
162 </p>
163 <pre>
164 div {
165 transition-property: opacity, left, top, width;
166 transition-duration: 2s, 1s;
167 }
168 </pre>The above example defines a transition on the 'opacity' property of 2 seconds duration, a
169 transition on the 'left' property of 1
170 second duration, a transition on the 'top' property of 2 seconds duration and a
171 transition on the 'width' property of 1
172 second duration.
174 </div>
176 <p>
177 While authors can use transitions to create dynamically changing content,
178 dynamically changing content can lead to seizures in some users.
179 For information on how to avoid content that can lead to seizures, see
180 <a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20/#seizure">Guideline 2.3:
181 Seizures:
182 Do not design content in a way that is known to cause seizures</a>
183 ([[WCAG20]]).
184 </p>
186 <!-- ======================================================================================================= -->
187 <h3 id="transition-property-property"><a id="the-transition-property-property-">
188 The 'transition-property' Property
189 </a></h3>
190 <p>
191 The 'transition-property' property specifies the name of the CSS property to which the transition is applied.
192 </p>
193 <table class="propdef">
194 <tbody>
195 <tr>
196 <td>
197 <em>Name:</em>
198 </td>
199 <td>
200 <dfn id="transition-property">transition-property</dfn>
201 </td>
202 </tr>
203 <tr>
204 <td>
205 <em>Value:</em>
206 </td>
207 <td>
208 none | <span><single-transition-property></span> [ ',' <span><single-transition-property></span> ]*
209 </td>
210 </tr>
211 <tr>
212 <td>
213 <em>Initial:</em>
214 </td>
215 <td>
216 all
217 </td>
218 </tr>
219 <tr>
220 <td>
221 <em>Applies to:</em>
222 </td>
223 <td>
224 all elements, :before and :after pseudo elements
225 </td>
226 </tr>
227 <tr>
228 <td>
229 <em>Inherited:</em>
230 </td>
231 <td>
232 no
233 </td>
234 </tr>
235 <tr>
236 <td>
237 <em>Animatable:</em>
238 </td>
239 <td>
240 no
241 </td>
242 </tr>
243 <tr>
244 <td>
245 <em>Percentages:</em>
246 </td>
247 <td>
248 N/A
249 </td>
250 </tr>
251 <tr>
252 <td>
253 <em>Media:</em>
254 </td>
255 <td>
256 visual
257 </td>
258 </tr>
259 <tr>
260 <td>
261 <em>Computed value:</em>
262 </td>
263 <td>
264 Same as specified value.
265 </td>
266 </tr>
267 <tr>
268 <td>
269 <em>Canonical order:</em>
270 </td>
271 <td>
272 <abbr title="follows order of property value definition">per grammar</abbr>
273 </td>
274 </tr>
275 </tbody>
276 </table>
278 <div class="prod">
279 <dfn id="single-transition-property"><single-transition-property></dfn> = all | <IDENT>
280 </div>
282 <p>
283 A value of ''none'' means that no property will transition.
284 Otherwise, a list of properties to be transitioned, or the
285 keyword ''all'' which indicates that all properties are to be
286 transitioned, is given.
287 </p>
289 <p>
290 If one of the identifiers listed is not a recognized property
291 name or is not an animatable property, the implementation must
292 still start transitions on the animatable properties in the
293 list using the duration, delay, and timing function at their
294 respective indices in the lists for 'transition-duration',
295 'transition-delay', and 'transition-timing-function'. In other
296 words, unrecognized or non-animatable properties must be kept in
297 the list to preserve the matching of indices.
298 </p>
300 <p>
301 The keywords ''none'', ''inherit'', and ''initial'' are not
302 permitted as items within a list of more that one identifier;
303 any list that uses them is syntactically invalid.
304 In other words, the <IDENT> production in
305 <span><single-transition-property></span> matches any
306 identifier other than these three keywords.
307 </p>
309 <p>
310 For the keyword ''all'', or if one of the identifiers listed is a
311 shorthand property, implementations must start transitions for
312 any of its longhand sub-properties that are animatable (or, for
313 ''all'', all animatable properties), using the duration, delay,
314 and timing function at the index corresponding to the shorthand.
315 </p>
316 <p>
317 If a property is specified multiple times in the value of
318 'transition-property' (either on its own, via a shorthand that
319 contains it, or via the ''all'' value), then the transition that
320 starts uses the duration, delay, and timing function at the
321 index corresponding to the <em>last</em> item in the value of
322 'transition-property' that calls for animating that property.
323 </p>
324 <p class="note">
325 Note: The ''all'' value and 'all' shorthand
326 property work in similar ways, so the
327 ''all'' value is just like a shorthand that
328 covers all properties.
329 </p>
331 <!-- ======================================================================================================= -->
332 <h3 id="transition-duration-property"><a id="the-transition-duration-property-">
333 The 'transition-duration' Property
334 </a></h3>
335 <p>
336 The 'transition-duration' property defines the length of time that a transition takes.
337 </p>
338 <table class="propdef">
339 <tbody>
340 <tr>
341 <td>
342 <em>Name:</em>
343 </td>
344 <td>
345 <dfn id="transition-duration">transition-duration</dfn>
346 </td>
347 </tr>
348 <tr>
349 <td>
350 <em>Value:</em>
351 </td>
352 <td>
353 <span><time></span> [, <span><time></span>]*
354 </td>
355 </tr>
356 <tr>
357 <td>
358 <em>Initial:</em>
359 </td>
360 <td>
361 0s
362 </td>
363 </tr>
364 <tr>
365 <td>
366 <em>Applies to:</em>
367 </td>
368 <td>
369 all elements, :before and :after pseudo elements
370 </td>
371 </tr>
372 <tr>
373 <td>
374 <em>Inherited:</em>
375 </td>
376 <td>
377 no
378 </td>
379 </tr>
380 <tr>
381 <td>
382 <em>Animatable:</em>
383 </td>
384 <td>
385 no
386 </td>
387 </tr>
388 <tr>
389 <td>
390 <em>Percentages:</em>
391 </td>
392 <td>
393 N/A
394 </td>
395 </tr>
396 <tr>
397 <td>
398 <em>Media:</em>
399 </td>
400 <td>
401 interactive
402 </td>
403 </tr>
404 <tr>
405 <td>
406 <em>Computed value:</em>
407 </td>
408 <td>
409 Same as specified value.
410 </td>
411 </tr>
412 <tr>
413 <td>
414 <em>Canonical order:</em>
415 </td>
416 <td>
417 <abbr title="follows order of property value definition">per grammar</abbr>
418 </td>
419 </tr>
420 </tbody>
421 </table>
422 <p>
423 This property specifies how long the transition from the old value to the new value should take. By default the value is ''0s'', meaning that the transition is immediate (i.e. there will be no animation). A negative value for 'transition-duration' renders the declaration invalid.
424 </p>
426 <!-- =======================================================================================================
427 -->
429 <h3 id="transition-timing-function-property"><a id="transition-timing-function_tag">
430 The 'transition-timing-function' Property
431 </a></h3>
432 <p>
433 The 'transition-timing-function' property
434 describes how the intermediate values used during a transition will be
435 calculated. It allows for a transition to change speed over its
436 duration. These effects are commonly called <em>easing</em> functions.
437 In either case, a mathematical function that provides a smooth curve is
438 used.
439 </p>
440 <p>
441 Timing functions are either defined as a stepping function or
442 a <a
443 href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A9zier_curve#Cubic_B.C3.A9zier_curves">cubic
444 Bézier curve</a>.
445 The timing function takes as its input
446 the current elapsed percentage of the transition duration
447 and outputs the percentage of the way the transition is
448 from its start value to its end value.
449 How this output is used is defined by
450 the <a href="#animatable-types">interpolation rules</a>
451 for the value type.
452 </p>
453 <p>
454 A <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Step_function">stepping</a>
455 function is defined by a number that divides the domain of operation
456 into equally sized intervals. Each subsequent interval is a equal step
457 closer to the goal state. The function also specifies whether the
458 change in output percentage happens at the start or end of the
459 interval (in other words, if 0% on the input percentage is the point
460 of initial change).
461 </p>
462 <div class="figure">
463 <img src="step.png" alt="The step timing function splits
464 the function domain into a number of disjoint straight line
465 segments. steps(1, start) is a function whose
466 output value is 1 for all input values. steps(1, end) is a function whose
467 output value is 0 for all input values less than 1, and output
468 is 1 for the input value of 1. steps(3, start) is a function that
469 divides the input domain into three segments, each 1/3 in length,
470 and 1/3 above the previous segment, with the first segment starting
471 at 1/3. steps(3, end) is a function that
472 divides the input domain into three segments, each 1/3 in length,
473 and 1/3 above the previous segment, with the first segment starting
474 at 0.">
475 </div>
476 <p class="caption">
477 Step timing functions
478 </p>
479 <p>
480 A <a
481 href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A9zier_curve#Cubic_B.C3.A9zier_curves">cubic
482 Bézier curve</a> is defined by four control points, P<sub>0</sub>
483 through P<sub>3</sub> (see Figure 1). P<sub>0</sub> and P<sub>3</sub>
484 are always set to (0,0) and (1,1). The 'transition-timing-function' property is used
485 to specify the values for points P<sub>1</sub> and P<sub>2</sub>. These
486 can be set to preset values using the keywords listed below, or can be
487 set to specific values using the ''cubic-bezier'' function.
488 In the ''cubic-bezier'' function, P<sub>1</sub> and
489 P<sub>2</sub> are each specified by both an X and Y value.
490 </p>
491 <div class="figure">
492 <img src="TimingFunction.png" alt="The Bézier timing function is a
493 smooth curve from point P0 = (0,0) to point P3 = (1,1). The
494 length and orientation of the line segment P0-P1 determines
495 the tangent and the curvature of the curve at P0 and the
496 line segment P2-P3 does the same at P3.">
497 </div>
498 <p class="caption">
499 Bézier Timing Function Control Points
500 </p>
501 <table class="propdef">
502 <tbody>
503 <tr>
504 <td>
505 <em>Name:</em>
506 </td>
507 <td>
508 <dfn id="transition-timing-function">transition-timing-function</dfn>
509 </td>
510 </tr>
511 <tr>
512 <td>
513 <em>Value:</em>
514 </td>
515 <td>
516 <span><single-transition-timing-function></span> [ ',' <span><single-transition-timing-function></span> ]*
517 </td>
518 </tr>
519 <tr>
520 <td>
521 <em>Initial:</em>
522 </td>
523 <td>
524 ease
525 </td>
526 </tr>
527 <tr>
528 <td>
529 <em>Applies to:</em>
530 </td>
531 <td>
532 all elements, :before and :after pseudo elements
533 </td>
534 </tr>
535 <tr>
536 <td>
537 <em>Inherited:</em>
538 </td>
539 <td>
540 no
541 </td>
542 </tr>
543 <tr>
544 <td>
545 <em>Animatable:</em>
546 </td>
547 <td>
548 no
549 </td>
550 </tr>
551 <tr>
552 <td>
553 <em>Percentages:</em>
554 </td>
555 <td>
556 N/A
557 </td>
558 </tr>
559 <tr>
560 <td>
561 <em>Media:</em>
562 </td>
563 <td>
564 interactive
565 </td>
566 </tr>
567 <tr>
568 <td>
569 <em>Computed value:</em>
570 </td>
571 <td>
572 Same as specified value.
573 </td>
574 </tr>
575 <tr>
576 <td>
577 <em>Canonical order:</em>
578 </td>
579 <td>
580 <abbr title="follows order of property value definition">per grammar</abbr>
581 </td>
582 </tr>
583 </tbody>
584 </table>
585 <div class="prod">
586 <dfn id="single-transition-timing-function"><single-transition-timing-function></dfn> = ease | linear | ease-in | ease-out | ease-in-out | step-start | step-end | steps(<integer>[, [ start | end ] ]?) | cubic-bezier(<number>, <number>, <number>, <number>)
587 </div>
588 <p>
589 The timing functions have the following definitions.
590 </p>
591 <dl>
592 <dt>
593 ease
594 </dt>
595 <dd>
596 The ease function is equivalent to cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.1, 0.25, 1).
597 </dd>
598 <dt>
599 linear
600 </dt>
601 <dd>
602 The linear function is equivalent to cubic-bezier(0, 0, 1, 1).
603 </dd>
604 <dt>
605 ease-in
606 </dt>
607 <dd>
608 The ease-in function is equivalent to cubic-bezier(0.42, 0, 1, 1).
609 </dd>
610 <dt>
611 ease-out
612 </dt>
613 <dd>
614 The ease-out function is equivalent to cubic-bezier(0, 0, 0.58, 1).
615 </dd>
616 <dt>
617 ease-in-out
618 </dt>
619 <dd>
620 The ease-in-out function is equivalent to cubic-bezier(0.42, 0, 0.58, 1)
621 </dd>
622 <dt>
623 step-start
624 </dt>
625 <dd>
626 The step-start function is equivalent to steps(1, start).
627 </dd>
628 <dt>
629 step-end
630 </dt>
631 <dd>
632 The step-end function is equivalent to steps(1, end).
633 </dd>
634 <dt>
635 steps(<integer>[, [ start | end ] ]?)
636 </dt>
637 <dd>
638 Specifies a stepping function, described above, taking two
639 parameters. The first parameter specifies the number of intervals
640 in the function. It must be a positive integer (greater than 0).
641 The second parameter, which is optional, is
642 either the value ''start'' or ''end'', and specifies the point
643 at which the change of values occur within the interval.
644 If the second parameter is omitted, it is given the value 'end'.
645 </dd>
646 <dt>
647 cubic-bezier(<number>, <number>, <number>, <number>)
648 </dt>
649 <dd>
650 Specifies a <a
651 href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A9zier_curve">cubic-bezier
652 curve</a>. The four values specify points P<sub>1</sub> and
653 P<sub>2</sub> of the curve as (x1, y1, x2, y2). Both x values must be
654 in the range [0, 1] or the definition is invalid. The y values can
655 exceed this range.
656 </dd>
657 </dl><!-- ======================================================================================================= -->
658 <h3 id="transition-delay-property"><a id="the-transition-delay-property-">
659 The 'transition-delay' Property
660 </a></h3>
661 <p>
662 The 'transition-delay' property defines when the transition will start. It allows a transition to begin execution some some period of time from when it is applied. A 'transition-delay' value of ''0s'' means the transition will execute as soon as the property is changed. Otherwise, the value specifies an offset from the moment the property is changed, and the transition will delay execution by that offset.
663 </p>
664 <p>
665 If the value for 'transition-delay' is a negative time offset then the transition will execute the moment the property is changed, but will appear to have begun execution at the specified offset. That is, the transition will appear to begin part-way through its play cycle. In the case where a transition has implied starting values and a negative 'transition-delay', the starting values are taken from the moment the property is changed.
666 </p>
667 <table class="propdef">
668 <tbody>
669 <tr>
670 <td>
671 <em>Name:</em>
672 </td>
673 <td>
674 <dfn id="transition-delay">transition-delay</dfn>
675 </td>
676 </tr>
677 <tr>
678 <td>
679 <em>Value:</em>
680 </td>
681 <td>
682 <span><time></span> [, <span><time></span>]*
683 </td>
684 </tr>
685 <tr>
686 <td>
687 <em>Initial:</em>
688 </td>
689 <td>
690 0s
691 </td>
692 </tr>
693 <tr>
694 <td>
695 <em>Applies to:</em>
696 </td>
697 <td>
698 all elements, :before and :after pseudo elements
699 </td>
700 </tr>
701 <tr>
702 <td>
703 <em>Inherited:</em>
704 </td>
705 <td>
706 no
707 </td>
708 </tr>
709 <tr>
710 <td>
711 <em>Animatable:</em>
712 </td>
713 <td>
714 no
715 </td>
716 </tr>
717 <tr>
718 <td>
719 <em>Percentages:</em>
720 </td>
721 <td>
722 N/A
723 </td>
724 </tr>
725 <tr>
726 <td>
727 <em>Media:</em>
728 </td>
729 <td>
730 interactive
731 </td>
732 </tr>
733 <tr>
734 <td>
735 <em>Computed value:</em>
736 </td>
737 <td>
738 Same as specified value.
739 </td>
740 </tr>
741 <tr>
742 <td>
743 <em>Canonical order:</em>
744 </td>
745 <td>
746 <abbr title="follows order of property value definition">per grammar</abbr>
747 </td>
748 </tr>
749 </tbody>
750 </table><!-- ======================================================================================================= -->
751 <h3 id="transition-shorthand-property"><a id="the-transition-shorthand-property-">
752 The 'transition' Shorthand Property
753 </a></h3>
754 <p>
755 The 'transition' shorthand property combines the four properties described above into a single property.
756 </p>
757 <table class="propdef">
758 <tbody>
759 <tr>
760 <td>
761 <em>Name:</em>
762 </td>
763 <td>
764 <dfn id="transition">transition</dfn>
765 </td>
766 </tr>
767 <tr>
768 <td>
769 <em>Value:</em>
770 </td>
771 <td>
772 <span><single-transition></span> [ ',' <span><single-transition></span> ]*
773 </td>
774 </tr>
775 <tr>
776 <td>
777 <em>Initial:</em>
778 </td>
779 <td>
780 see individual properties
781 </td>
782 </tr>
783 <tr>
784 <td>
785 <em>Applies to:</em>
786 </td>
787 <td>
788 all elements, :before and :after pseudo elements
789 </td>
790 </tr>
791 <tr>
792 <td>
793 <em>Inherited:</em>
794 </td>
795 <td>
796 no
797 </td>
798 </tr>
799 <tr>
800 <td>
801 <em>Animatable:</em>
802 </td>
803 <td>
804 no
805 </td>
806 </tr>
807 <tr>
808 <td>
809 <em>Percentages:</em>
810 </td>
811 <td>
812 N/A
813 </td>
814 </tr>
815 <tr>
816 <td>
817 <em>Media:</em>
818 </td>
819 <td>
820 interactive
821 </td>
822 </tr>
823 <tr>
824 <td>
825 <em>Computed value:</em>
826 </td>
827 <td>
828 see individual properties
829 </td>
830 </tr>
831 <tr>
832 <td>
833 <em>Canonical order:</em>
834 </td>
835 <td>
836 <abbr title="follows order of property value definition">per grammar</abbr>
837 </td>
838 </tr>
839 </tbody>
840 </table>
842 <div class="prod">
843 <dfn id="single-transition"><single-transition></dfn> = [ none | <span><single-transition-property></span> ] || <span><time></span> || <span><single-transition-timing-function></span> || <span><time></span>
844 </div>
846 <p>
847 Note that order is important within the items in this property:
848 the first value that can be parsed as a time is assigned to the
849 transition-duration,
850 and the second value that can be parsed as a time is assigned to
851 transition-delay.
852 </p>
854 <p>
855 If there is more than one <span><single-transition></span> in the shorthand,
856 and any of the transitions has
857 ''none'' as the <span><single-transition-property></span>,
858 then the declaration is invalid.
859 </p>
861 <h2 id="starting">
862 Starting of transitions
863 </h2>
865 <p>
866 When the computed value of an animatable property changes,
867 implementations must decide what transitions to start based on
868 the values of the 'transition-property', 'transition-duration',
869 'transition-timing-function', and 'transition-delay' properties
870 at the time the animatable property would first have its new
871 computed value.
872 This means that when one of these 'transition-*' properties
873 changes at the same time as
874 a property whose change might transition,
875 it is the <em>new</em> values of the 'transition-*' properties
876 that control the transition.
877 </p>
878 <div class="example" id="manual-reversing-example">
879 <p style="display:none">
880 Example(s):
881 </p>
882 <p>This provides a way for authors to specify different values
883 of the 'transition-*' properties for the “forward”
884 and “reverse” transitions (but see <a
885 href="#reversing">below</a> for special reversing behavior when
886 an <em>incomplete</em> transition is interrupted). Authors can
887 specify the value of 'transition-duration',
888 'transition-timing-function', or 'transition-delay' in the same
889 rule where they specify the value that triggers the transition,
890 or can change these properties at the same time as they change
891 the property that triggers the transition. Since it's the new
892 values of these 'transition-*' properties that affect the
893 transition, these values will be used for the transitions
894 <em>to</em> the associated transitioning values. For example:
895 </p>
896 <pre>li {
897 transition: background-color linear 1s;
898 background: blue;
899 }
900 li:hover {
901 background-color: green;
902 transition-duration: 2s; /* applies to the transition *to* the :hover state */
903 }</pre>
904 <p>
905 When a list item with these style rules enters the :hover
906 state, the computed 'transition-duration' at the time that
907 'background-color' would have its new value (''green'') is ''2s'',
908 so the transition from 'blue' to 'green' takes 2 seconds.
909 However, when the list item leaves the :hover state, the
910 transition from ''green'' to ''blue'' takes 1 second.
911 </p>
912 </div>
914 <p>
915 Various things can cause the computed style of an element to change,
916 or for an element to start or stop having computed style.
917 (For the purposes of this specification,
918 an element has computed style when it is in the document tree,
919 and does not have computed style when it is not in the document tree.)
920 These include
921 insertion and removal of elements from the document tree
922 (which both changes whether those elements have computed styles and
923 can change the styles of other elements through selector matching),
924 changes to the document tree that cause
925 changes to which selectors match elements,
926 changes to style sheets or style attributes,
927 and other things.
928 This specification does not define when computed styles are updated.
929 However,
930 when an implementation updates the computed style for an element
931 to reflect one of these changes,
932 it must update the computed style for all elements to reflect all
933 of these changes at the same time
934 (or at least it must be undetectable that it was done at a
935 different time).
936 This processing of a set of simultaneous style changes is called a
937 <dfn>style change event</dfn>.
938 (Implementations typically have a <span>style change event</span> to
939 correspond with their desired screen refresh rate,
940 and when up-to-date computed style is needed
941 for a script API that depends on it.)
942 </p>
944 <p>
945 Since this specification does not define
946 when a <span>style change event</span> occurs,
947 and thus what changes to computed values are considered simultaneous,
948 authors should be aware that changing any of the transition
949 properties a small amount of time after making a change that
950 might transition can result in behavior that varies between
951 implementations, since the changes might be considered
952 simultaneous in some implementations but not others.
953 </p>
955 <p>
956 When a <span>style change event</span> occurs,
957 implementations must start transitions based on
958 the computed styles that changed in that event.
959 If an element does not have a computed style
960 either before or after the style change event,
961 then transitions are not started for that element
962 in that style change event.
963 Otherwise,
964 define the <span>before-change style</span> as
965 the computed style for the element as of
966 the previous <span>style change event</span>,
967 except with any styles derived from declarative
968 animations such as CSS Transitions, CSS Animations
969 ([[CSS3-ANIMATIONS]]),
970 and SMIL Animations ([[SMIL-ANIMATION]], [[SVG11]])
971 updated to the current time.
972 Likewise, define the <span>after-change style</span> as
973 the computed style for the element based on the information
974 known at the start of that <span>style change event</span>,
975 in other words,
976 excluding any changes resulting from CSS Transitions
977 that start during that <span>style change event</span>.
978 </p>
980 <div class="note">
981 <p>
982 Note that this definition of the <span>after-change style</span>
983 means that a single change
984 can start a transition on the same property
985 on both an ancestor element and its descendant element.
986 This can happen when a property change is inherited
987 from one element with 'transition-*' properties
988 that say to animate the changing property
989 to another element with 'transition-*' properties
990 that also say to animate the changing property.
991 </p>
993 <p>
994 When this happens, both transitions will run,
995 and the transition on the descendant will override
996 the transition on the ancestor
997 because of the normal
998 CSS cascading and inheritance rules ([[CSS3CASCADE]]).
999 </p>
1001 <p>
1002 If the transition on the descendant completes before
1003 the transition on the ancestor,
1004 the descendant will then resume inheriting
1005 the (still transitioning) value from its parent.
1006 This effect is likely not a desirable effect,
1007 but it is essentially doing what the author asked for.
1008 </p>
1009 </div>
1011 <p>
1012 For each element with a <span>before-change style</span> and
1013 an <span>after-change style</span>,
1014 and each property (other than shorthands) for which
1015 the <span>before-change style</span> is different from
1016 the <span>after-change style</span>,
1017 implementations must
1018 start transitions based on the relevant item (see <a
1019 href="#transition-property">the definition of
1020 'transition-property'</a>) in the computed value of
1021 'transition-property'.
1022 Corresponding to this item there is
1023 a <span>matching transition duration</span>,
1024 a <span>matching transition delay</span>, and
1025 a <span>matching transition timing function</span>
1026 in the computed values of
1027 'transition-duration', 'transition-delay', and 'transition-timing-function'
1028 (see <a href="#list-matching">the rules on matching lists</a>).
1029 Define the <dfn>combined duration</dfn> of the transition
1030 as the sum of max(matching transition duration, ''0s'') and
1031 the matching transition-delay.
1032 When the combined duration is greater than ''0s'',
1033 then a transition starts based on the values of the
1034 matching transition duration, the matching transition delay,
1035 and the matching transition-timing-function;
1036 in other cases transitions do not occur.
1037 The <dfn>start time</dfn> of this transition is defined as
1038 the time of the <span>style change event</span> plus
1039 the matching transition delay.
1040 The <dfn>end time</dfn> of this transition is defined as
1041 the <span>start time</span> plus the matching transition duration.
1042 </p>
1044 <p>
1045 Once the transition of a property has started, it must continue
1046 running based on the original timing function, duration, and
1047 delay, even if the 'transition-timing-function',
1048 'transition-duration', or 'transition-delay' property changes
1049 before the transition is complete. However, if the
1050 'transition-property' property changes such that the transition
1051 would not have started, the transition must stop (and the
1052 property must immediately change to its final value).
1053 </p>
1055 <p>
1056 Implementations must not start a transition when the computed
1057 value of a property changes as a result of declarative animation
1058 (as opposed to scripted animation).
1059 </p>
1061 <p>
1062 Implementations also must not start a transition when the
1063 computed value changes because it is inherited (directly or
1064 indirectly) from another element that is transitioning the same
1065 property.
1066 </p>
1068 <p class="issue">
1069 Issue: These rules don't define a model clearly enough to define
1070 the behavior in harder cases, such when transition properties
1071 are present on both ancestor and descendant. See
1072 <a href="http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2013Mar/0297.html">description of issues and proposed model</a>.
1073 Working Group resolution from 2013-06-06 needs to be edited.
1074 </p>
1076 <h2 id="application">
1077 Application of transitions
1078 </h2>
1080 <p>
1081 When a property on an element is undergoing a transition
1082 (that is, when or after the transition has started and before the
1083 <span>end time</span> of the transition)
1084 the transition adds a style to the CSS cascade
1085 at the level defined for CSS Transitions in [[CSS3CASCADE]].
1086 </p>
1088 <p class="note">
1089 Note that this means that computed values
1090 resulting from CSS transitions
1091 can inherit to descendants just like
1092 any other computed values.
1093 In the normal case, this means that
1094 a transition of an inherited property
1095 applies to descendant elements
1096 just as an author would expect.
1097 </p>
1099 <p>
1100 Implementations must add this value to the cascade
1101 if and only if
1102 that property is not currently
1103 undergoing a CSS Animation ([[CSS3-ANIMATIONS]]) on the same element.
1104 </p>
1106 <p>
1107 If the current time is at or before the
1108 <span>start time</span> of the transition
1109 (that is, during the delay phase of the transition),
1110 this value is a specified style that will compute
1111 to the <span>before-change style</span> in the
1112 <span>style change event</span> in which the transition was started.
1113 </p>
1115 <p>
1116 If the current time is after the
1117 <span>start time</span> of the transition
1118 (that is, during the duration phase of the transition),
1119 this value is a specified style that will compute
1120 to the <a href="#animatable-types">result of interpolating the property</a>
1121 using the <span>before-change style</span> for the property as
1122 <i>V</i><sub>start</sub>,
1123 using the <span>after-change style</span> for the property as
1124 <i>V</i><sub>end</sub>,
1125 and using (current time - start time) / (end time - start time)
1126 as the input to the timing function.
1127 (The <span>before-change style</span> and <span>after-change style</span>
1128 <span>style change event</span> in which the transition was started.)
1129 </p>
1131 <h2 id="reversing">
1132 Automatically reversing interrupted transitions
1133 </h2>
1134 <p>
1135 A common type of transition effect is when a running transition is
1136 interrupted and the property is reset to its original value. An
1137 example is a hover effect on an element, where the pointer enters and
1138 exits the element before the effect has completed. If the outgoing and
1139 incoming transitions are executed using their specified durations and
1140 timing functions, the resulting effect can be distractingly
1141 asymmetric. Instead, the expected behavior is that the new transition
1142 should be the reverse of what has already executed.
1143 </p>
1145 <p>
1146 If a running transition with duration T, executing so far for duration TE,
1147 from state A, to state B, is interrupted by
1148 a property change that would start a new transition back to state A, and
1149 all the transition attributes are the same (duration, delay and timing function),
1150 then the new transition must reverse the effect. The new transition must:
1151 </p>
1153 <ol>
1154 <li>
1155 Use the B and A states as its "from" and "to" states respectively. It
1156 does not use the current value as its from state, due to the rules below.
1157 </li>
1158 <li>
1159 Execute with the same duration T, but starting as if the transition had
1160 already begun, without any transition delay, at the moment which would
1161 cause the new transition to finish in TE from the moment of interruption. In other
1162 words, the new transition will execute as if it started T-TE in the past.
1163 </li>
1164 <li>
1165 Use a timing function that is the portion of the curve traversed up
1166 to the moment of interruption, followed in the opposite direction (towards
1167 the starting point). This will make the transition appear as if it
1168 is playing backwards.
1169 </li>
1170 <li>
1171 Ignore any transition delay.
1172 </li>
1173 </ol>
1175 <p>
1176 For example, suppose there is a transition with a duration of two
1177 seconds. If this transition is interrupted after 0.5 seconds and the
1178 property value assigned to the original value, then the new transition
1179 effect will be the reverse of the original, as if it had begun
1180 1.5 seconds in the past.
1181 </p>
1183 <p>
1184 Note that by using the defined from and to states for the reversing
1185 transition, it is also possible that it may reverse again, if
1186 interrupted; for example, if the transition reversing to state A was
1187 again interrupted by a property change to state B.
1188 </p>
1190 <p class="issue">Issue:
1191 This introduces the concept of reversing a timing function,
1192 which the spec has otherwise resisted doing, and also introduces
1193 a discontinuity between transitions that have
1194 almost completed (which get automatically reversed and thus have
1195 their timing function reversed) and transitions that have fully
1196 completed (where the reversal doesn't lead to the timing
1197 function being reversed). An alternative proposal that avoids
1198 this is to follow the normal timing function algorithm, except
1199 multiply the duration (and also shorten any negative delay) by
1200 the (output) value of the transition timing function of the
1201 incomplete transition at the time it was interrupted, and, to
1202 account for multiple reverses in sequence, to divide by the
1203 shortening applied to the transition being interrupted. For
1204 more details see this thread:
1205 <a href="http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2009Nov/thread.html#msg302">November 2009 part</a>,
1206 <a href="http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2009Dec/thread.html#msg319">December 2009 part</a>,
1207 <a href="http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2010Jan/thread.html#msg136">January 2010 part</a>.
1208 Also see:
1209 <a href="http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-fx/2012AprJun/0107.html">minutes 2012-05-09</a> (and <a href="http://www.w3.org/Graphics/fx/track/actions/77">action</a>),
1210 <a href="http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2012Nov/0262.html">minutes 2012-10-30</a>,
1211 <a href="transition-reversing-demo">reversing demo</a>.
1212 Working Group resolution from 2013-06-07 needs to be edited.
1213 </p>
1215 <h2 id="transition-events"><a id="transition-events-">
1216 Transition Events
1217 </a></h2>
1218 <p>
1219 The completion of a CSS Transition generates a corresponding <a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/DOM-Level-2-Events/events.html">DOM Event</a>.
1220 An event is fired for each property that undergoes a transition.
1221 This allows a content developer to perform actions that synchronize
1222 with the completion of a transition.
1223 </p>
1224 <p>
1225 Each event provides the name of the property the transition is
1226 associated with as well as the duration of the transition.
1227 </p>
1228 <dl>
1229 <dt>
1230 <b>Interface <dfn id="Events-TransitionEvent">TransitionEvent</dfn></b>
1231 </dt>
1232 <dd>
1233 <p>
1234 The <code>TransitionEvent</code> interface provides specific contextual information associated with transitions.
1235 </p>
1236 <dl>
1237 <dt>
1238 <b>IDL Definition</b>
1239 </dt>
1240 <dd>
1241 <div class='idl-code'>
1242 <pre>
1243 <span id="TransitionEvent">[Constructor(DOMString <var title="">type</var>, optional <i>TransitionEventInit</i> <var title="">transitionEventInitDict</var>)]
1244 interface TransitionEvent</span> : Event {
1245 readonly attribute DOMString <a href="#Events-TransitionEvent-propertyName">propertyName</a>;
1246 readonly attribute float <a href="#Events-TransitionEvent-elapsedTime">elapsedTime</a>;
1247 readonly attribute DOMString <a href="#Events-TransitionEvent-pseudoElement">pseudoElement</a>;
1248 };
1250 dictionary <dfn id="TransitionEventInit">TransitionEventInit</dfn> : <a class="external" href="http://dvcs.w3.org/hg/domcore/raw-file/tip/Overview.html#eventinit">EventInit</a> {
1251 DOMString <a href="#Events-TransitionEvent-propertyName">propertyName</a> = "";
1252 float <a href="#Events-TransitionEvent-elapsedTime">elapsedTime</a> = 0.0;
1253 DOMString <a href="#Events-TransitionEvent-pseudoElement">pseudoElement</a> = "";
1254 }
1255 </pre>
1256 </div>
1257 </dd>
1258 <dt>
1259 <b>Attributes</b>
1260 </dt>
1261 <dd>
1262 <dl>
1263 <dt>
1264 <code class='attribute-name'><dfn title="TransitionEvent::propertyName" id="Events-TransitionEvent-propertyName">propertyName</dfn></code> of type <code>DOMString</code>, readonly
1265 </dt>
1266 <dd>
1267 The name of the CSS property associated with the transition.
1268 </dd>
1269 </dl>
1270 <dl>
1271 <dt>
1272 <code class='attribute-name'><dfn title="TransitionEvent::elapsedTime" id="Events-TransitionEvent-elapsedTime">elapsedTime</dfn></code> of type <code>float</code>, readonly
1273 </dt>
1274 <dd>
1275 The amount of time the transition has been running, in seconds, when this event fired. Note that this value is not affected by the value of <code class="property">transition-delay</code>.
1276 </dd>
1277 </dl>
1278 <dl>
1279 <dt>
1280 <code class='attribute-name'><dfn title="TransitionEvent::pseudoElement" id="Events-TransitionEvent-pseudoElement">pseudoElement</dfn></code> of type <code>DOMString</code>, readonly
1281 </dt>
1282 <dd>
1283 The name (beginning with two colons) of the CSS
1284 pseudo-element on which the transition occured (in
1285 which case the target of the event is that
1286 pseudo-element's corresponding element), or the empty
1287 string if the transition occurred on an element (which
1288 means the target of the event is that element).
1289 </dd>
1290 </dl>
1291 </dd>
1292 </dl>
1293 <p>
1294 <code id="TransitionEvent-constructor">TransitionEvent(type, transitionEventInitDict)</code>
1295 is an <a class="external" href="http://dvcs.w3.org/hg/domcore/raw-file/tip/Overview.html#constructing-events">event constructor</a>.
1296 </p>
1297 </dd>
1298 </dl>
1299 <p>
1300 There is one type of transition event available.
1301 </p>
1302 <dl>
1303 <dt>
1304 <b><dfn>transitionend</dfn></b>
1305 </dt>
1306 <dd>
1307 The <code>transitionend</code> event occurs at the completion of the transition. In the
1308 case where a transition is removed before completion, such as if the
1309 transition-property is removed, then the event will not fire.
1310 <ul>
1311 <li>Bubbles: Yes
1312 </li>
1313 <li>Cancelable: Yes
1314 </li>
1315 <li>Context Info: propertyName, elapsedTime, pseudoElement
1316 </li>
1317 </ul>
1318 </dd>
1319 </dl>
1321 <h2 id="animatable-types"><a id="animation-of-property-types-">
1322 Animation of property types
1323 </a></h2>
1325 <p>
1326 When interpolating between two values,
1327 <i>V</i><sub>start</sub> and <i>V</i><sub>end</sub>,
1328 interpolation is done using the output <i>p</i> of the timing function,
1329 which gives the portion of the value space
1330 that the interpolation has crossed.
1331 Thus the result of the interpolation is
1332 <i>V</i><sub>res</sub> =
1333 (1 - <i>p</i>) ⋅ <i>V</i><sub>start</sub> +
1334 <i>p</i> ⋅ <i>V</i><sub>end</sub>.
1335 </p>
1337 <p>
1338 However, if this value (<i>V</i><sub>res</sub>)
1339 is outside the allowed range of values for the property,
1340 then it is clamped to that range.
1341 This can occur if <i>p</i> is outside of the range 0 to 1,
1342 which can occur if a timing function is specified
1343 with a <i>y1</i> or <i>y2</i> that is outside the range 0 to 1.
1344 </p>
1346 <p>
1347 The following describes how each property type undergoes transition or
1348 animation.
1349 </p>
1351 <ul>
1352 <li id="animtype-color">
1353 <strong>color</strong>: interpolated via red, green, blue and alpha
1354 components (treating each as a number, see below).
1355 The interpolation is done between premultiplied colors
1356 (that is, colors for which the red, green, and blue components
1357 specified have been multiplied by the alpha).
1358 </li>
1359 <li id="animtype-length">
1360 <strong>length</strong>: interpolated as real numbers.
1361 </li>
1362 <li id="animtype-percentage">
1363 <strong>percentage</strong>: interpolated as real numbers.
1364 </li>
1365 <li id="animtype-lpcalc">
1366 <strong>length, percentage, or calc</strong>: when both values
1367 are lengths, interpolated as lengths; when both values are
1368 percentages, interpolated as percentages; otherwise, both
1369 values are converted into a ''calc()'' function that is the
1370 sum of a length and a percentage (each possibly zero), and
1371 these ''calc()'' functions have each half interpolated as real
1372 numbers.
1373 </li>
1374 <li id="animtype-integer">
1375 <strong>integer</strong>: interpolated via discrete steps (whole
1376 numbers). The interpolation happens in real number space and is
1377 converted to an integer by rounding to the nearest integer, with
1378 values halfway between a pair of integers rounded towards
1379 positive infinity.
1380 </li>
1381 <li id="animtype-font-weight">
1382 <strong>font weight</strong>: interpolated via discrete steps
1383 (multiples of 100). The interpolation happens in real number
1384 space and is converted to an integer by rounding to the
1385 nearest multiple of 100, with values halfway between multiples
1386 of 100 rounded towards positive infinity.
1387 </li>
1388 <li id="animtype-number">
1389 <strong>number</strong>: interpolated as real (floating point)
1390 numbers.
1391 </li>
1392 <li id="animtype-rect">
1393 <strong>rectangle</strong>: interpolated via the x, y,
1394 width and height components (treating each as a number).
1395 </li>
1396 <li id="animtype-visibility">
1397 <strong>visibility</strong>: if one of the values is
1398 ''visible'', interpolated as a discrete step where values of the
1399 timing function between 0 and 1 map to ''visible'' and other
1400 values of the timing function (which occur only at the
1401 start/end of the transition or as a result of ''cubic-bezier()''
1402 functions with Y values outside of [0, 1]) map to the closer
1403 endpoint; if neither value is ''visible'' then not interpolable.
1404 </li>
1405 <li id="animtype-shadow-list">
1406 <strong>shadow list</strong>: Each shadow in the list is
1407 interpolated via the
1408 color (as <a href="#animtype-color">color</a>) component,
1409 and x, y, blur, and (when appropriate) spread
1410 (as <a href="#animtype-length">length</a>) components.
1411 For each shadow, if one input shadow is ''inset'' and the other
1412 is not, then the result for that shadow matches the inputs;
1413 otherwise the entire list is not interpolable.
1414 If the lists of shadows have different lengths,
1415 then the shorter list is padded at the end
1416 with shadows whose color is ''transparent'',
1417 all lengths are ''0'',
1418 and whose ''inset'' (or not) matches the longer list.
1419 </li>
1420 <li id="animtype-gradient">
1421 <strong>gradient</strong>: interpolated via the
1422 positions and colors of each stop. They must have the same type
1423 (radial or linear) and same number of stops in order to be animated.
1424 <span class="note">Note: [[CSS3-IMAGES]] may extend this
1425 definition.</span>
1426 </li>
1427 <li id="animtype-paintserver">
1428 <strong>paint server</strong> (SVG): interpolation is only supported
1429 between: gradient to gradient and color to color. They then
1430 work as above.
1431 </li>
1432 <li id="animtype-simple-list">
1433 <strong>simple list</strong> of other types:
1434 If the lists have the same number of items,
1435 and each pair of values can be interpolated,
1436 each item in the list is interpolated using
1437 the rules given for those types.
1438 Otherwise the values are not interpolable.
1439 </li>
1440 <li id="animtype-repeatable-list">
1441 <strong>repeatable list</strong> of other types:
1442 The result list has a length that is the least common multiple
1443 of the lengths of the input lists.
1444 Each item in the result is the interpolation of the value
1445 from each input list repeated to the length of the result list.
1446 If a pair of values cannot be interpolated, then the lists
1447 are not interpolable.
1448 <span class="note">
1449 The repeatable list concept ensures that a list that is
1450 conceptually repeated to a certain length (as
1451 'background-origin' is repeated to the length of the
1452 'background-image' list) or repeated infinitely will
1453 smoothly transition between any values, and so that the
1454 computed value will properly represent the result (and
1455 potentially be inherited correctly).
1456 </span>
1457 </li>
1458 </ul>
1460 <p>Future specifications may define additional types that can
1461 be animated.</p>
1463 <p>See the definition of 'transition-property' for how animation
1464 of shorthand properties and the ''all'' value is applied to any
1465 properties (in the shorthand) that can be animated.</p>
1467 <h2 id="animatable-properties"><a id="animatable-properties-">
1468 Animatable properties
1469 </a></h2>
1471 <!--
1472 As resolved in
1473 http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2011Sep/0497.html
1474 -->
1476 <p>The definition of each CSS property defines
1477 when the values of that property can be interpolated
1478 by referring to the definitions of property types
1479 in the <a href="#animatable-types">previous section</a>.
1480 Values are animatable when
1481 both the from and the to values of the property have the type described.
1482 (When a composite type such as "length, percentage, or calc" is listed,
1483 this means that both values must fit into that composite type.)
1484 When multiple types are listed in the form "either A or B",
1485 both values must be of the same type to be interpolable.</p>
1487 <p>For properties that exist at the time this specification was
1488 developed, this specification defines whether and how they are
1489 animated. However, future CSS specifications may define
1490 additional properties, additional values for existing properties,
1491 or additional animation behavior of existing values. In order to
1492 describe new animation behaviors and to have the definition of
1493 animation behavior in a more appropriate location, future CSS
1494 specifications should include an "Animatable:" line in the summary
1495 of the property's definition (in addition to the other lines
1496 described in [[CSS21]], <a
1497 href="http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/about.html#property-defs">section
1498 1.4.2</a>). This line should say "no" to indicate that a property
1499 cannot be animated or should reference an animation behavior
1500 (which may be one of the behaviors in the <a
1501 href="#animation-of-property-types-">Animation of property
1502 types</a> section above, or may be a new behavior) to define how
1503 the property animates. Such definitions override those given in
1504 this specification.</p>
1506 <h3 id="animatable-css"><a id="properties-from-css-">
1507 Properties from CSS
1508 </a></h3>
1510 <p>
1511 The following definitions define the animation behavior for
1512 properties in CSS Level 2 Revision 1 ([[CSS21]]) and in Level 3 of
1513 the CSS Color Module ([[CSS3COLOR]]).
1514 </p>
1516 <table class="animatable-properties">
1517 <tr>
1518 <th>Property Name</th>
1519 <th>Type</th>
1520 </tr>
1521 <tr>
1522 <td>background-color</td><td>as <a href="#animtype-color">color</a></tr>
1523 <tr>
1524 <td>background-position</td><td>as <a href="#animtype-repeatable-list">repeatable list</a> of <a href="#animtype-simple-list">simple list</a> of <a href="#animtype-lpcalc">length, percentage, or calc</a></td>
1525 </tr>
1526 <tr>
1527 <td>border-bottom-color</td><td>as <a href="#animtype-color">color</a></td>
1528 </tr>
1529 <tr>
1530 <td>border-bottom-width</td><td>as <a href="#animtype-length">length</a></td>
1531 </tr>
1532 <tr>
1533 <td>border-left-color</td><td>as <a href="#animtype-color">color</a></td>
1534 </tr>
1535 <tr>
1536 <td>border-left-width</td><td>as <a href="#animtype-length">length</a></td>
1537 </tr>
1538 <tr>
1539 <td>border-right-color</td><td>as <a href="#animtype-color">color</a></td>
1540 </tr>
1541 <tr>
1542 <td>border-right-width</td><td>as <a href="#animtype-length">length</a></td>
1543 </tr>
1544 <tr>
1545 <td>border-spacing</td><td>as <a href="#animtype-simple-list">simple list</a> of <a href="#animtype-length">length</a></td>
1546 </tr>
1547 <tr>
1548 <td>border-top-color</td><td>as <a href="#animtype-color">color</a></td>
1549 </tr>
1550 <tr>
1551 <td>border-top-width</td><td>as <a href="#animtype-length">length</a></td>
1552 </tr>
1553 <tr>
1554 <td>bottom</td><td>as <a href="#animtype-lpcalc">length, percentage, or calc</a></td>
1555 </tr>
1556 <tr>
1557 <td>clip</td><td>as <a href="#animtype-rect">rectangle</a></td>
1558 </tr>
1559 <tr>
1560 <td>color</td><td>as <a href="#animtype-color">color</a></td>
1561 </tr>
1562 <tr>
1563 <td>font-size</td><td>as <a href="#animtype-length">length</a></td>
1564 </tr>
1565 <tr>
1566 <td>font-weight</td><td>as <a href="#animtype-font-weight">font weight</a></td>
1567 </tr>
1568 <tr>
1569 <td>height</td><td>as <a href="#animtype-lpcalc">length, percentage, or calc</a></td>
1570 </tr>
1571 <tr>
1572 <td>left</td><td>as <a href="#animtype-lpcalc">length, percentage, or calc</a></td>
1573 </tr>
1574 <tr>
1575 <td>letter-spacing</td><td>as <a href="#animtype-length">length</a></td>
1576 </tr>
1577 <tr>
1578 <td>line-height</td><td>as either <a href="#animtype-number">number</a> or <a href="#animtype-length">length</a></td>
1579 </tr>
1580 <tr>
1581 <td>margin-bottom</td><td>as <a href="#animtype-length">length</a></td>
1582 </tr>
1583 <tr>
1584 <td>margin-left</td><td>as <a href="#animtype-length">length</a></td>
1585 </tr>
1586 <tr>
1587 <td>margin-right</td><td>as <a href="#animtype-length">length</a></td>
1588 </tr>
1589 <tr>
1590 <td>margin-top</td><td>as <a href="#animtype-length">length</a></td>
1591 </tr>
1592 <tr>
1593 <td>max-height</td><td>as <a href="#animtype-lpcalc">length, percentage, or calc</a></td>
1594 </tr>
1595 <tr>
1596 <td>max-width</td><td>as <a href="#animtype-lpcalc">length, percentage, or calc</a></td>
1597 </tr>
1598 <tr>
1599 <td>min-height</td><td>as <a href="#animtype-lpcalc">length, percentage, or calc</a></td>
1600 </tr>
1601 <tr>
1602 <td>min-width</td><td>as <a href="#animtype-lpcalc">length, percentage, or calc</a></td>
1603 </tr>
1604 <tr>
1605 <td>opacity</td><td>as <a href="#animtype-number">number</a></td>
1606 </tr>
1607 <tr>
1608 <td>outline-color</td><td>as <a href="#animtype-color">color</a></td>
1609 </tr>
1610 <tr>
1611 <td>outline-width</td><td>as <a href="#animtype-length">length</a></td>
1612 </tr>
1613 <tr>
1614 <td>padding-bottom</td><td>as <a href="#animtype-length">length</a></td>
1615 </tr>
1616 <tr>
1617 <td>padding-left</td><td>as <a href="#animtype-length">length</a></td>
1618 </tr>
1619 <tr>
1620 <td>padding-right</td><td>as <a href="#animtype-length">length</a></td>
1621 </tr>
1622 <tr>
1623 <td>padding-top</td><td>as <a href="#animtype-length">length</a></td>
1624 </tr>
1625 <tr>
1626 <td>right</td><td>as <a href="#animtype-lpcalc">length, percentage, or calc</a></td>
1627 </tr>
1628 <tr>
1629 <td>text-indent</td><td>as <a href="#animtype-lpcalc">length, percentage, or calc</a></td>
1630 </tr>
1631 <tr>
1632 <td>text-shadow</td><td>as <a href="#animtype-shadow-list">shadow list</a></td>
1633 </tr>
1634 <tr>
1635 <td>top</td><td>as <a href="#animtype-lpcalc">length, percentage, or calc</a></td>
1636 </tr>
1637 <tr>
1638 <td>vertical-align</td><td>as <a href="#animtype-length">length</a></td>
1639 </tr>
1640 <tr>
1641 <td>visibility</td><td>as <a href="#animtype-visibility">visibility</a></td>
1642 </tr>
1643 <tr>
1644 <td>width</td><td>as <a href="#animtype-lpcalc">length, percentage, or calc</a></td>
1645 </tr>
1646 <tr>
1647 <td>word-spacing</td><td>as <a href="#animtype-length">length</a></td>
1648 </tr>
1649 <tr>
1650 <td>z-index</td><td>as <a href="#animtype-integer">integer</a></td>
1651 </tr>
1652 </table>
1654 <h3 id="animatable-svg"><a id="properties-from-svg-">
1655 Properties from SVG
1656 </a></h3>
1658 <p>
1659 All properties defined as animatable in the SVG specification, provided
1660 they are one of the property types listed above.
1661 </p>
1663 <!-- <table>
1664 <tr>
1665 <th>Property Name</th><th>Type</th>
1666 </tr>
1667 <tr>
1668 <td>stop-color</td><td>as <a href="#animtype-color">color</a></td>
1669 </tr>
1670 <tr>
1671 <td>stop-opacity</td><td>as <a href="#animtype-number">number</a></td>
1672 </tr>
1673 <tr>
1674 <td>fill</td><td>as <a href="#animtype-paintserver">paint server</a></td>
1675 </tr>
1676 <tr>
1677 <td>fill-opacity</td><td>as <a href="#animtype-number">number</a></td>
1678 </tr>
1679 <tr>
1680 <td>stroke</td><td>as <a href="#animtype-paintserver">paint server</a></td>
1681 </tr>
1682 <tr>
1683 <td>stroke-dasharray</td><td>as <a href="#animtype-repeatable-list">repeatable list</a> of <a href="#animtype-number">number</a></td>
1684 </tr>
1685 <tr>
1686 <td>stroke-dashoffset</td><td>as <a href="#animtype-number">number</a></td>
1687 </tr>
1688 <tr>
1689 <td>stroke-miterlimit</td><td>as <a href="#animtype-number">number</a></td>
1690 </tr>
1691 <tr>
1692 <td>stroke-opacity</td><td>as <a href="#animtype-number">number</a></td>
1693 </tr>
1694 <tr>
1695 <td>stroke-width</td><td>as <a href="#animtype-number">number</a></td>
1696 </tr>
1697 <tr>
1698 <td>viewport-fill</td><td>as <a href="#animtype-color">color</a></td>
1699 </tr>
1700 <tr>
1701 <td>viewport-fill-opacity</td><td>as <a href="#animtype-color">color</a></td>
1702 </tr>
1703 </table> -->
1705 <h2 id="changes">Changes since Working Draft of 12 February 2013</h2>
1707 <p>The following are the substantive changes made since the
1708 <a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/2013/WD-css3-transitions-20130212/">Working Draft
1709 dated 12 February 2013</a>:</p>
1711 <ul>
1712 <li>Fixed missed substitution (<span>TransitionEventInit</span> rather than AnimationEventInit) when copying event IDL from css3-animations.
1713 <li>Make naming of event constructor dictionary parameters more consistent with DOM-Level-3-Events.
1714 <li>Make the behavior of simultaneous changes of 'transition-*' properties and transitionable properties even clearer.
1715 <li>Computed Value line for shorthands should say "see individual properties".
1716 <li>Define initial values of event properties, using initializers in <span>TransitionEventInit</span>.
1717 <li>Define the model for starting of transitions and their interaction with other animations more precisely:
1718 <ul>
1719 <li>Define the <span>before-change style</span> and <span>after-change style</span> used for the style comparison, using the new concept of a <span>style change event</span>.
1720 <li>Define that a CSS transition for a property does not affect computed style when a CSS Animation for the same property is running.
1721 <li>Add a note pointing out that the above definitions imply that transitions can start simultaneously, from the same change, on ancestors and descendants.
1722 <li>Define that CSS transitions participate in CSS's cascading and inheritance model
1723 </ul>
1724 </ul>
1726 <p>For more details on these changes, see the version control change logs, which are split in two parts because of a file renaming: <a href="https://dvcs.w3.org/hg/csswg/log/tip/css-transitions/Overview.src.html">change log since 2013 March 28</a>, <a href="https://dvcs.w3.org/hg/csswg/log/tip/css3-transitions/Overview.src.html">change log before 2013 March 28</a>.
1728 <p>For changes in previous working drafts, see
1729 <a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/2013/WD-css3-transitions-20130212/ChangeLog">the ChangeLog</a>, and the above version control logs.</p>
1731 <h2 id="acknowledgments">Acknowledgments</h2>
1733 <p>Thanks especially to the feedback from
1734 Tab Atkins,
1735 Carine Bournez,
1736 Aryeh Gregor,
1737 Vincent Hardy,
1738 Anne van Kesteren,
1739 Cameron McCormack,
1740 Alex Mogilevsky,
1741 and all the rest of the
1742 <a href="http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/">www-style</a> community.</p>
1744 <h2 id="references">References</h2>
1746 <h3 class="no-num" id="normative-references">Normative references</h3>
1747 <!--normative-->
1749 <h3 class="no-num" id="other-references">Other references</h3>
1750 <!--informative-->
1754 <h2 class="no-num" id="property-index">Property index</h2>
1755 <!-- properties -->
1759 <h2 class="no-num" id="index">Index</h2>
1760 <!--index-->
1762 </body>
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