LGTM3 On Wednesday, December 15, 2021 at 7:51:30 AM UTC-8 Yoav Weiss wrote:
> LGTM2 > > On Wednesday, December 15, 2021 at 4:18:50 PM UTC+1 Mike West wrote: > >> LGTM1. >> >> Given that this codifies existing Chrome behavior in a way that it seems >> like other vendors can get on board with, I'm supportive of shipping this >> more standardized mechanism for showing native UX. I do wonder what we're >> going to do with `click()` in the long term. Is there a deprecation plan >> for that behavior, since it seems unlikely to become interoperable >> otherwise? >> >> -mike >> >> >> On Tue, Dec 14, 2021 at 4:03 PM 'Joe Medley' via blink-dev < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> You already answered that in the intent. I'm blind. >>> >>> On Monday, December 13, 2021 at 10:54:32 AM UTC-8 Joe Medley wrote: >>> >>>> When are you hoping to ship this? >>>> Joe Medley | Technical Writer, Chrome DevRel | [email protected] | >>>> 816-678-7195 <(816)%20678-7195> >>>> *If an API's not documented it doesn't exist.* >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, Dec 13, 2021 at 12:58 AM 'François Beaufort 🇫🇷' via blink-dev >>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Contact emails >>>>> >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> >>>>> Explainer >>>>> >>>>> https://github.com/whatwg/html/pull/7319 >>>>> >>>>> Specification >>>>> >>>>> https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/input.html#dom-input-showpicker >>>>> >>>>> Summary >>>>> >>>>> The HTMLInputElement showPicker() method allows web developers to >>>>> programmatically show a browser picker for input elements (temporal, >>>>> color, >>>>> file, and those with suggestions like datalist or autofill). >>>>> >>>>> Blink component >>>>> >>>>> Blink>Forms >>>>> <https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/list?q=component:Blink%3EForms> >>>>> >>>>> Motivation >>>>> >>>>> Developers have been asking for years for a way to programmatically >>>>> open a browser date picker. See >>>>> https://www.google.com/search?q=programmatically+open+date+picker+site:stackoverflow.com >>>>> >>>>> <https://www.google.com/search?q=programmatically+open+date+picker+site%3Astackoverflow.com> >>>>> >>>>> Because of that, they had to rely on custom widget libraries and CSS >>>>> hacks for specific browsers. >>>>> >>>>> This is currently possible in some browsers, for some controls, via >>>>> the click() method. However this is not interoperable ( >>>>> https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/6909#issuecomment-897097048) >>>>> and considered a bad idea ( >>>>> https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/3232#issuecomment-345279014). >>>>> Providing showPicker() gives developers a supported alternative to >>>>> click(), >>>>> and will allow us to align Chromium's click() behavior with the >>>>> specification and other browsers in a future Intent to Ship. >>>>> >>>>> Initial public proposal >>>>> >>>>> https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/6909 >>>>> >>>>> TAG review >>>>> >>>>> https://github.com/w3ctag/design-reviews/issues/688 >>>>> >>>>> TAG review status >>>>> >>>>> Pending >>>>> >>>>> Risks >>>>> Interoperability and Compatibility >>>>> >>>>> For interoperability: This feature was developed in collaboration with >>>>> Gecko engineers, who are positive. It also will help with improving >>>>> click() >>>>> interoperability in the future, which is currently messy ( >>>>> https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/6909#issuecomment-897097048). >>>>> >>>>> For compatibility: this feature is specified and designed to give >>>>> browsers flexibility in whether they display a picker, or how they >>>>> display >>>>> it. Developers cannot observe either of these things (except for file >>>>> pickers, which fire certain events), so we will not be constrained by any >>>>> JavaScript-observable behavior if we need to make future changes to form >>>>> control UIs. >>>>> >>>>> Gecko: Positive - >>>>> https://github.com/whatwg/html/pull/7319#issuecomment-988837778 >>>>> >>>>> WebKit: No signal - >>>>> https://lists.webkit.org/pipermail/webkit-dev/2021-December/032071.html >>>>> >>>>> Web developers: Positive - >>>>> https://twitter.com/quicksave2k/status/1420320560345661440 (6 >>>>> Retweets and 29 Likes) - https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/6909 >>>>> (9 👍 and 5 ❤️) show that developers like this particular solution. Plus >>>>> the evidence of developer interest in the use case, per the Motivation >>>>> section above. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Debuggability >>>>> >>>>> No specific DevTools changes are required. This feature is treated >>>>> like any other JS method. >>>>> Will this feature be supported on all six Blink platforms (Windows, >>>>> Mac, Linux, Chrome OS, Android, and Android WebView)? >>>>> >>>>> Yes >>>>> >>>>> Is this feature fully tested by web-platform-tests >>>>> <https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/master/docs/testing/web_platform_tests.md> >>>>> ? >>>>> >>>>> No. We are able to test the error case behaviors but the actual >>>>> showing of the picker is not testable using WPT. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> https://github.com/web-platform-tests/wpt/tree/master/html/semantics/forms/the-input-element >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Flag name >>>>> >>>>> chrome://flags/#enable-experimental-web-platform-features >>>>> >>>>> Requires code in //chrome? >>>>> >>>>> False >>>>> >>>>> Tracking bug >>>>> >>>>> https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=939561 >>>>> >>>>> Estimated milestones >>>>> >>>>> M99 >>>>> >>>>> Link to entry on the Chrome Platform Status >>>>> >>>>> https://www.chromestatus.com/feature/5692248021794816 >>>>> >>>>> Links to previous Intent discussions >>>>> >>>>> Intent to prototype: >>>>> https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/g/blink-dev/c/fEebe5uXQ1I >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "blink-dev" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>>> https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/CAPpwU5Lh3nwAzZs4P1eHdg80dViZomPc%2BY0HpQ9HYpxgUSgnQA%40mail.gmail.com >>>>> >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/CAPpwU5Lh3nwAzZs4P1eHdg80dViZomPc%2BY0HpQ9HYpxgUSgnQA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>> . >>>>> >>>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "blink-dev" group. >>> >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/2b76c6cd-3df5-46ff-85f6-2523b379ab67n%40chromium.org >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/2b76c6cd-3df5-46ff-85f6-2523b379ab67n%40chromium.org?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "blink-dev" group. 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