On Tue, May 21, 2024 at 2:20 PM Joey Arhar <[email protected]> wrote:

> > Do you know what the breakage looks like
>
> I pushed to make sure that using the old syntax with CustomStateSet.add()
> wouldn't throw exceptions when in the new mode in order to reduce breakage.
> When websites use the old syntax after it's removed, they will just have
> styling differences because their selectors won't parse anymore.
>
> > or whether this usage is limited to a library/a small set of large
> websites or something else?
>
> Based on the analysis that I linked in the previous thread
> <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BHoO12ts0E-NQQH9AMwR2sKAIV0OPB-FA_8QXMpolz0/edit>,
> there are some websites which all look very similar which use it, but they
> are all hidden behind display:none elements that I had to manually reveal.
> There was only one website I found which was actually using it which has a
> carousel which has buttons that didn't work in safari and firefox because
> CustomStateSet didn't exist yet.
>
> I don't think there is a popular library which is using the deprecated
> syntax.
>
> > Ideally, this is feature detected with some fallback syntax
>
> Websites just have to replace ":--foo" with ":state(foo)", I don't think
> any feature detection is necessary. If they are interested in supporting
> older browsers, then I don't see why they would have any interest in
> looking at whether the deprecated syntax works or not because the other
> browsers didn't have it before and neither did we until a couple years ago.
>

I meant I hope that existing use is either feature-detected or it's using
both properties. In either case, it's very easy to fix if problems arise
since alternate syntax is shipped already in multiple browsers.

LGTM1


> On Tue, May 21, 2024 at 11:09 AM Vladimir Levin <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Hey,
>>
>> 0.04% seems like a fairly sizable number. Do you know what the breakage
>> looks like or whether this usage is limited to a library/a small set of
>> large websites or something else?
>>
>> Ideally, this is feature detected with some fallback syntax
>>
>>
>> On Tue, May 21, 2024 at 1:39 PM Joey Arhar <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Contact [email protected]
>>>
>>> ExplainerNone
>>>
>>> Specificationhttps://github.com/whatwg/html/pull/8467
>>>
>>> Summary
>>>
>>> The CSS custom state pseudo-class is being renamed from :--foo to
>>> :state(foo). The new syntax, :state(foo), has been enabled by default, and
>>> now we have to deprecate and remove the :--foo syntax. Gecko and webkit
>>> never implemented the old syntax and they have both shipped the new syntax.
>>> We are currently shipping both the new syntax and the old syntax at the
>>> same time. There have been console errors and DevTools deprecations for the
>>> old syntax for many milestones already. Previous thread on this topic:
>>> https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/g/blink-dev/c/JvpHoUfhJYE/m/uRtWiqoHAQAJ
>>> The UseCounter is currently at 0.04%
>>> https://chromestatus.com/metrics/feature/timeline/popularity/3796
>>>
>>>
>>> Blink componentBlink>HTML>CustomElements
>>> <https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/list?q=component:Blink%3EHTML%3ECustomElements>
>>>
>>> Motivation
>>>
>>> The syntax of this feature needs to change in order to get support from
>>> the other browsers and eventually have interoperable behavior.
>>>
>>>
>>> Initial public proposalNone
>>>
>>> TAG reviewNone
>>>
>>> TAG review statusNot applicable
>>>
>>> Risks
>>>
>>>
>>> Interoperability and Compatibility
>>>
>>> Websites which are currently using the old syntax and don't migrate to
>>> the new syntax will have CSS selectors which become invalid which would
>>> impact the styling of their custom elements.
>>>
>>>
>>> *Gecko*: Positive Firefox has shipped the new syntax
>>>
>>> *WebKit*: Positive (
>>> https://github.com/whatwg/html/pull/8467#issuecomment-1381645661)
>>> Safari has shipped the new syntax
>>>
>>> *Web developers*: No signals
>>>
>>> *Other signals*:
>>>
>>> Activation
>>>
>>> Switching to the new syntax is easy.
>>>
>>>
>>> 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
>>>
>>> None
>>>
>>>
>>> Is this feature fully tested by web-platform-tests
>>> <https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/main/docs/testing/web_platform_tests.md>
>>> ?Yes
>>>
>>> https://wpt.fyi/results/custom-elements/state
>>>
>>>
>>> Flag name on chrome://flagsNone
>>>
>>> Finch feature nameCSSCustomStateDeprecatedSyntax
>>>
>>> Requires code in //chrome?False
>>>
>>> Tracking bughttps://issues.chromium.org/issues/41486953
>>>
>>> Estimated milestones
>>>
>>> No milestones specified
>>>
>>>
>>> Link to entry on the Chrome Platform Status
>>> https://chromestatus.com/feature/5140610730426368?gate=4940354997714944
>>>
>>> Links to previous Intent discussions
>>> https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/g/blink-dev/c/JvpHoUfhJYE/m/uRtWiqoHAQAJ
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