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Support for CSS animations added to WebKit nightly build
Infinite Loop —
... There are always new features being added to WebKit, making it a bit hard at times to keep track of just what it can do. In the case of CSS, the WebKit folks have been working on enhancements to the standard for a while now, and the project recently gained support for a rather nifty enhancement. Called CSS Animations, the feature gives developers the ability to create style-related animations without having to use JavaScript, Flash, or other animation tools. ...
Will Apple ever put Flash on the iPod/iPhone?
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence —
The news these days seems to go back and forth. Adobe says they are moving on Flash for the iPhone. Meanwhile Apple's Webkit team are working on ways around Flash using new CSS standards.
Apple, of course, has been silent on the matter. Last we heard, Steve Jobs said last year that Flash in its current form doesn't run well on the iPhone hardware and Flash Lite wasn't a compelling offer. Adobe plans to have Flash running at full speed on newer ARM hardware in the second half of this year, about the same time ...
CSS Animation to replace need for Flash in MobileSafari? Not likely
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
... New nightly builds of Safari's bleeding-edge doppelgänger, WebKit, are getting some new support for CSS animations -- support that's already available in MobileSafari. ...
Briefly: Apple growth, 9-year old iPhone dev, WebKit update
AppleInsider —
... Invader Wars. He is fluent in six programming languages and has been using computers since he was two years old, and he's completed more than 20 programming projects since age 7. WebKit now supports CSS animations The latest build of WebKit, which serves as the foundation of Apple's Safari browser, now support animations completely rendered in CSS, skipping the need to use JavaScript or Flash. The feature uses keyframes to control the animations, according to a post on the WebKit blog . "A keyframe defines the style that will be applied for that moment within the ...
Webkit CSS Animation Comes to the iPhone
Mac|Life all RSS Feed —
[image] The WebKit blog is showing off its latest creation. CSS animation, which is supported by the iPhone's mobile Safari browser. The animation is just one of the enhancements proposed by open source web browser engine group. The Webkit project refers to these enhancements as"CSS Effects."The Webkit project hopes to provide developers with the tools needed to create rich content using animations that can be called out in styles, and hopes to replace some JavaScript. The feature is currently unique to WebKit, but you can view ...
CSS Animation in Latest WebKit Builds, Threat to Flash On iPhone?
TheAppleBlog —
... According to the official WebKit blog, the browser rendering engine now supports some explicit CSS animations. A recent nightly build brings support for keyframes and repeating animated effects coded directly in CSS. The animation features are currently exclusive to test builds of Safari, but they have already been put into play by Apple in the iPhone and iPod touch’s mobile Safari browser. ...
iPhone Left Out of the Flash Party: Big Deal
TheAppleBlog —
... Add to this the fact that CSS animation and other dynamic HTML effects are making exciting strides, and that these will likely be included in future W3 specifications and eventually bypass the need for things like Flash altogether, and my level of envy would dip even further, were that actually possible. ...
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