If this method was only ever enabled behind a flag, I don't think this removal requires any API owner approval. Happy removing!
On Thu, Aug 8, 2024 at 10:30 PM Chromestatus < ad...@cr-status.appspotmail.com> wrote: > Contact emails schen...@chromium.org > > Explainer None > > Specification https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/8216 > > Summary > > The scrollPathIntoView method on CanvasRenderingContext2D was implemented > in Chrome behind a flag, but never shipped and never implemented by any > other browsers in the nearly 10 years of its existence. The WHATWG has > agreed to remove the method due to lack of interest. It has zero usage > according to the stats, and MDN says it is not implemented anywhere. We are > removing the method and associated flag and tests. > > > Blink component Blink>Canvas > <https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/list?q=component:Blink%3ECanvas> > > Motivation > > The scrollPathIntoView method has been in the spec since 2011 and no > browsers have shipped it yet, though there is an experimental > implementation hidden behind a runtime flag in Chromium. There seems to be > no implementer or web developer interest for this feature: No usage > reported in chromestatus No related outstanding issues in the chromium > issue tracker. No activity on the WebKit issue until it was just closed: > https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=149987 Firefox bug has been open > for 10 years with no activity: > https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1120401 It was agreed by > WHATWG to remove the method after a suggestion from Justin Novosad, and > there is even a WPT test ensuring it is removed ( > https://wpt.fyi/results/html/canvas/historical.window.html, > "CanvasRenderingContext2D.scrollPathIntoView method is removed"). It has > now been removed from the spec and from MDN. > > > Initial public proposal None > > TAG review None > > TAG review status Not applicable > > Risks > > > Interoperability and Compatibility > > None > > > *Gecko*: No signal > > *WebKit*: No signal > > *Web developers*: No signals > > *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 > > None > > > Is this feature fully tested by web-platform-tests > <https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/main/docs/testing/web_platform_tests.md> > ? No > > Flag name on chrome://flags None > > Finch feature name None > > Non-finch justification None > > Requires code in //chrome? False > > Estimated milestones > > No milestones specified > > > Link to entry on the Chrome Platform Status > https://chromestatus.com/feature/5891170383953920?gate=6550238987550720 > > This intent message was generated by Chrome Platform Status > <https://chromestatus.com>. > > -- > 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 blink-dev+unsubscr...@chromium.org. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/000000000000fb93b6061f2c07e6%40google.com > <https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/000000000000fb93b6061f2c07e6%40google.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 blink-dev+unsubscr...@chromium.org. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/CAM0wra_9_CvXEWJ%2BfXqSZSh8%3Dg4EXaeWyiKrWV1g%2BGe6cbxHrg%40mail.gmail.com.
