That's a lot of open issues :) Can you tell which of them have
compatibility risk once resolved?

On Thu, Nov 24, 2022 at 1:11 PM Yoshifumi Inoue <[email protected]> wrote:

> This is summary of CSS WG Open Issues
> <https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/issues?q=label%3Acss-inline-3+initial-letter+is%3Aopen+>
> discussed with kojii and yosin.
>
>
>    1. 5527 <https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/issues/5527>  Hindi
>    example for initial letter applicability
>       - non-Latin, not supported in the initial release
>    2. 5476 <https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/issues/5476>  kerning of
>    initial letter when initial letter has negative side bearing
>    <https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/issues/5476>
>       - New feature, can add without breaking change
>    3. 5425 <https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/issues/5425>  Define
>    interaction of initial-letter and ::first-line
>       - : Add a test of ::first-line + ::first-letter (example
>       
> <https://software.hixie.ch/utilities/js/live-dom-viewer/?%3C!DOCTYPE%20html%3E%0A%3Cstyle%3E%0A%3A%3Afirst-line%20%7B%20font-size%3A%20200%25%3B%20%7D%0A%3A%3Afirst-letter%20%7B%20font-size%3A%20300%25%3B%20%7D%0A%3C%2Fstyle%3E%0A%3Cdiv%3EXXXXX%3Cbr%3EXXXX>)
>       CL/4054845 <http://crrev.com/c/4054845>
>    4. 5398 <https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/issues/5398> Add new
>    value "auto" for initial-letter-align
>       - initial-letter-align not supported in the initial release
>    5. 5366 <https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/issues/5366> initial-letter
>    sizing for non-western scripts
>       - non-Latin, not supported in the initial release
>    6. 5244 <https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/issues/5244> top metrics
>    for non-Western non-CJK writing systems with obvious top edge
>       - : non-Latin, not supported in the initial release
>    7. 5220 <https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/issues/5220> Alternative
>    initial-letter-align based on glyph bounds
>       - New feature, can add without breaking change
>    8. 4988 <https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/issues/4988> initial-letters
>    changing used, not computed font-size
>       - Current matches spec and WebKit. If the proposal is accepted, I
>       think we can change even after ship.
>    9. 3968 <https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/issues/3968>  initial-letter
>    should allow zero sink?
>       - New feature, can add without breaking change
>    10. 3240 <https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/issues/3420> Leading
>    control at start/end of block
>       - New feature, can add without breaking change
>    11. 3217 <https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/issues/3217> initial-letters
>    applicability to inlines after a forced break
>       - test
>       
> <https://software.hixie.ch/utilities/js/live-dom-viewer/?%3C!DOCTYPE%20html%3E%0A%3Cstyle%3E%0A%3A%3Afirst-letter%20%7B%20font-size%3A%20200%25%3B%20%7D%0A%3C%2Fstyle%3E%0A%3Cdiv%3E%3Cbr%3EXXXXX%3C%2Fdiv%3E%0A%3Cdiv%20style%3D%22white-space%3A%20pre%22%3E%0AXXXXX%3C%2Fdiv%3E>,
>       when impl is limited to `::first-letter`, this is an edge case that we 
> can
>       match when resolved even after ship
>    12. 2886 <https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/issues/2886> Line breaks
>    inside drop-caps?
>       - Without ::first-letter case, not supported in the initial release
>    13. 965 <https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/issues/965> support
>    adjacent initial-letter as well
>       - New feature, can add without breaking change
>    14. 887 <https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/issues/887> should define
>    how the initial-letter relates to line boxes
>       - We can match when resolved even after ship
>    15. 864 <https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/issues/864> alignment of
>    initial-letter for South Asian scripts without hanging baseline
>       - non-Latin, not supported in the initial release
>    16. 410 <https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/issues/410> should
>    initial-letter-wrap have an auto value?
>       - `initial-letter-wrap` not supported in the initial release
>    17. 310 <https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/issues/310> Initial
>    Letter selection and hanging punctuation
>       - : N/A because we don't support hanging punctuation yet
>
> -yosi
>
> 2022年11月24日木曜日 11:22:22 UTC+9 Yoshifumi Inoue:
>
>> Thanks for reviewing!
>>
>> I forgot to update web-platform-test section in the tool. We have test
>> cases in wpt.
>> https://wpt.live/css/css-inline/initial-letter/
>>
>> *>Any idea what the position in the CSS WG is about the maturity of the
>> spec for this feature? I see a bunch of open spec issues
>> <https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/issues?q=is%3Aopen+label%3Acss-inline-3+initial-letter>
>>  mentioning
>> initial letter. To what extent are you confident that none of them
>> represent a potential breaking change depending on their resolution?*
>>
>> In this release, we focus on basic functionality, apply only to
>> ::first-letter, as WebKit does.
>>
>> I think current spec is stable for Western language in ::first-letter.
>> So, I don't think we'll have breaking change for them.
>> For non-Western language, we need to do some handling of them once CSS WG
>> has resolutions.
>>
>> We also hope web developers will have some idea from experience, these
>> help CSS WG's resolutions somehow.
>>
>> - yosi
>>
>> 2022年11月24日木曜日 1:27:09 UTC+9 Rick Byers:
>>
>>> On Tue, Nov 22, 2022 at 3:41 AM Yoshifumi Inoue <[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Contact [email protected], [email protected]
>>>>
>>>> ExplainerNone
>>>>
>>>> Specification
>>>> https://drafts.csswg.org/css-inline/#initial-letter-styling
>>>>
>>>> Design docs
>>>> https://bit.ly/3KzJ27G
>>>>
>>>> Summary
>>>>
>>>> Initial letters are large, decorative letters have been used to start
>>>> new sections of text since before the invention of printing. In fact, their
>>>> use predates lowercase letters entirely. Blink will support CSS property
>>>> "initial-letter".
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Blink componentBlink>Layout>Inline
>>>> <https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/list?q=component:Blink%3ELayout%3EInline>
>>>>
>>>> TAG reviewWebKit shipped `-webkit-initial-letter`.
>>>>
>>>> TAG review statusNot applicable
>>>>
>>>> Risks
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Interoperability and Compatibility
>>>>
>>>> Chrome supports full syntax of `initial-letter`: 1 `initial-letter:`
>>>> number 2 `initial-letter:` number integer 3.`initial-letter:` number `drop`
>>>> 4.`initial-letter:` number `raise` However Safari supports: 1.
>>>> `-webkit-initial-letter:` integer 2. `-webkit-initial-letter:` integer
>>>> integer So, web authors needs to use Safari compatible syntax.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *Gecko*: In development (
>>>> https://github.com/mozilla/standards-positions/issues/711) No active
>>>> development since 2017.
>>>>
>>>> *WebKit*: Shipped/Shipping (
>>>> https://github.com/WebKit/standards-positions/issues/94) Needs to use
>>>> prefix version `-webkit-initial-letter`. Supports only an integer size. No
>>>> `drop` and `raise` keyword support.
>>>>
>>>> *Web developers*: No signals It’s implemented only in Safari, but the
>>>> usage is high. * 40.2% usage ratio according to CSS2021 Usage Overview[1].
>>>> * 23.9% have used it according to CSS2021 Typography features[2]. [1]
>>>> https://2021.stateofcss.com/en-US/features/#features_overview [2]
>>>> https://2021.stateofcss.com/en-US/features/typography/#initial_letter
>>>>
>>>> *Other signals*:
>>>>
>>>> WebView application risks
>>>>
>>>> Does this intent deprecate or change behavior of existing APIs, such
>>>> that it has potentially high risk for Android WebView-based applications?
>>>>
>>>> None.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Debuggability
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Will this feature be supported on all six Blink platforms (Windows,
>>>> Mac, Linux, Chrome OS, Android, and Android WebView)?No
>>>>
>>>> Is this feature fully tested by web-platform-tests
>>>> <https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/main/docs/testing/web_platform_tests.md>
>>>> ?No
>>>>
>>>
>>> Why not? Is there any reason tests couldn't reasonably be added prior to
>>> shipping?
>>>
>>> DevTrial instructionshttps://output.jsbin.com/basukanebo/1
>>>>
>>>> Flag name
>>>>
>>>> Requires code in //chrome?False
>>>>
>>>> Tracking bug
>>>> https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=1276900
>>>>
>>>> Non-OSS dependencies
>>>>
>>>> Does the feature depend on any code or APIs outside the Chromium open
>>>> source repository and its open-source dependencies to function?
>>>> No.
>>>>
>>>> Sample links
>>>> https://output.jsbin.com/basukanebo/1
>>>>
>>>> Estimated milestones
>>>>
>>>> M110
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Anticipated spec changes
>>>>
>>>> Open questions about a feature may be a source of future web compat or
>>>> interop issues. Please list open issues (e.g. links to known github issues
>>>> in the project for the feature specification) whose resolution may
>>>> introduce web compat/interop risk (e.g., changing to naming or structure of
>>>> the API in a non-backward-compatible way).
>>>> None.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Any idea what the position in the CSS WG is about the maturity of the
>>> spec for this feature? I see a bunch of open spec issues
>>> <https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/issues?q=is%3Aopen+label%3Acss-inline-3+initial-letter>
>>>  mentioning
>>> initial letter. To what extent are you confident that none of them
>>> represent a potential breaking change depending on their resolution?
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Link to entry on the Chrome Platform Status
>>>> https://chromestatus.com/feature/5167442033115136
>>>>
>>>> Links to previous Intent discussionsIntent to prototype:
>>>> https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/CABJ-EHNMC29gEMkgopMJFW6LfWCCuxXmC0F%2BRPpOuM%3Dznbo5LQ%40mail.gmail.com
>>>> Intent to Experiment:
>>>> https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/CABJ-EHPFVLa-frSXmjhbK97L%3D8eh7ZeS6Uap3BiSNfksDicdHA%40mail.gmail.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> This intent message was generated by Chrome Platform Status
>>>> <https://chromestatus.com/>.
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