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 < blink-dev@chromium.org> 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 | jme...@google.com | >> 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 < >> blin...@chromium.org> wrote: >> >>> Contact emails >>> >>> fbea...@google.com >>> >>> 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 blink-dev+...@chromium.org. >>> 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 blink-dev+unsubscr...@chromium.org. > 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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