IE10 in the
Windows 8 Release Preview supports the
W3C Candidate Recommendation for CSS Gradients in their unprefixed form. IE10 also supports the
older CSS Gradients syntax from the W3C Working Draft of 17 February 2011 behind the vendor prefix -ms-. This blog post describes the differences between the old and new syntax and behavior and provides some insight into the change.
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Key Changes[/h] Should you choose to simplify your CSS by making the move from vendor-prefixed CSS3 Gradients to unprefixed CSS3 Gradients, there are some key syntax changes to be aware of. Many gradient generators have provided cross-browser markup, including markup for unprefixed gradients. In many cases, the unprefixed markup is no longer valid according to the
CSS Image Values W3C Candidate Recommendation that covers gradients. Here are the changes you should be aware of.
