> On 9 Feb 2016, at 1:18 PM, Robert O'Callahan <rob...@ocallahan.org> wrote: > > I guess I don't understand why we need backdrop-filter at all. Why can't > authors use BackgroundImage with the 'filter' property to get the same > effects? Is it because they'd have to use SVG filters and a standalone CSS > property is easier to use?
Yep. Although it's not just that it is a standalone property. It would be nice if you didn't have to escape out to SVG to do any fancy filter operation. Putting SVG in CSS is annoying. Dean
