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Re: Glass... to BFC or not to BFC?
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Sat, 30 Nov 2002 01:22:39 GMT
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Doesn't the BFC "spec" mention transparency?  The renderer can easily tell
when something is transparent, and do BFC processing (or lack thereof)
appropriately.  This is necessary for correct handling of standard parts
that are sometimes transparent, anyway.

--Travis Cobbs (tcobbs@REMOVE.halibut.com)



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  Re: Glass... to BFC or not to BFC?
 
(...) Yes it does. (...) Right. Steve (22 years ago, 30-Nov-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)

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  Re: Glass... to BFC or not to BFC?
 
(...) Right. For some renderers. Basically, in standard LDraw renderers, the backside surfaces can still be culled, because multiple layers of transparent surfaces look the same as a single layer. In renderers that produce darker/more opaque areas (...) (22 years ago, 29-Nov-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)

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