Hi Björn,

Thanks for the reply.

So just to clarify, that you suggest using CSS3 transitions instead of
Canvas.

I need these 'glowing dots' to be glowing on/off which I then assume means I
would need to use Js to change the relevant CSS3 transition style over time
at set intervals - is that possible? I know that Js can change standard CSS
properties but I wasn't sure about vendor specific prefixes.

Lastly, is this not possible to do with just Canvas?

Kind regards,
Mark

2011/2/14 Björn Söderqvist <[email protected]>

> Both the DOM and SVG are stylable with CSS3 where you can accomplish
> the glow effect:
> http://blog.gesteves.com/post/475773360/css-glow-effects-with-box-shadow
>
> On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 11:00 PM, Mark McDonnell <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> > Hi,
> > I'm completely new to the Canvas API and so my first stop to find out
> more
> > about it was here: https://developer.mozilla.org/en/HTML/canvas
> > I've gone through some of the basics of drawing objects (rectangles and
> > circles etc) and am starting to look into integrating images, but what I
> > want to find out (before wasting too much time on learning Canvas) is
> > whether it's good for animating filters such as 'glow' effects?
> > Basically I've been asked by my boss to dynamically draw some circles on
> top
> > of an image and to have these circles show 'glowing' edges. But I've no
> idea
> > how to achieve this.
> > I know there is SVG (with Raphael.js) as a nice abstraction for the
> language
> > - and it maybe that SVG is what I should be using - let me know if so and
> > I'll start investigating that instead.
> > Just need some advice on whether Canvas can do what my boss has
> requested,
> > and if not, what other JavaScript based solutions (e.g. SVG) are there to
> > achieve this?
> > Many thanks.
> > Kind regards,
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