Why CSS Transitions -module does not support image-to-image transitions?

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Hi,

I've read the spec for CSS Transitions Module Level 3 and I'd like to know why it does not support image-based transitions.

According to the draft, the background-image transitions are only supported when using with gradients. Both Webkit and Gecko seems to follow this practice.

It's just that I see this as a major drawback. HTML 5 and CSS 3 could become the killer of Flash, but if I can't even transit between two images, I don't see how one could have beautiful menus without Flash.

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