Use CSS3 transitions with gradient backgrounds

Question

I\'m trying to transition on hover with css over a thumbnail so that on hover, the background gradient fades in. The transition isn\'t working, but if I simply change it to

Answer 1

Partial workaround for gradient transition is to use inset box shadow - you can transition either the box shadow itself, or the background color - e.g. if you create inset box shadow of the same color as background and than use transition on background color, it creates illusion that plain background is changing to radial gradient

.button SPAN {
    padding: 10px 30px; 
    border: 1px solid ##009CC5;

    -moz-box-shadow: inset 0 0 20px 1px #00a7d1;
    -webkit-box-shadow: inset 0 0 20px 1px#00a7d1;
    box-shadow: inset 0 0 20px 1px #00a7d1; 

    background-color: #00a7d1;
    -webkit-transition: background-color 0.5s linear;
    -moz-transition: background-color 0.5s linear;
    -o-transition: background-color 0.5s linear;
    transition: background-color 0.5s linear;
}

.button SPAN:hover {
    background-color: #00c5f7; 
}