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Šime Vidas

Editor at the Open Web Platform Daily Digest

Direct link to the article Platform News: Using :focus-visible, BBC’s New Typeface, Declarative Shadow DOMs, A11Y and Placeholders

Platform News: Using :focus-visible, BBC’s New Typeface, Declarative Shadow DOMs, A11Y and Placeholders

There’s a whole lot of accessibility in this week’s news, from the nuances of using :focus-visible and input placeholders, to accessible typefaces and a Safari bug with :display: contents. Plus, a snippet for a bare-bones web component that supports …

Direct link to the article Platform News: Rounded Outlines, GPU-Accelerated SVG Animations, How CSS Variables Are Resolved

Platform News: Rounded Outlines, GPU-Accelerated SVG Animations, How CSS Variables Are Resolved

In the news this week, Firefox gets rounded outlines, SVG animations are now GPU-accelerated in Chrome, there are no physical units in CSS, The New York Times crossword is accessible, and CSS variables are resolved before the value is inherited.…

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Direct link to the article Platform News: Prefers Contrast, MathML, :is(), and CSS Background Initial Values

Platform News: Prefers Contrast, MathML, :is(), and CSS Background Initial Values

In this week’s round-up, prefers-contrast lands in Safari, MathML gets some attention, :is() is actually quite forgiving, more ADA-related lawsuits, inconsistent initial values for CSS Backgrounds properties can lead to unwanted — but sorta neat — patterns.…

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Direct link to the article Platform News: Defaulting to Logical CSS, Fugu APIs, Custom Media Queries, and WordPress vs. Italics

Platform News: Defaulting to Logical CSS, Fugu APIs, Custom Media Queries, and WordPress vs. Italics

Looks like 2021 is the time to start using CSS Logical Properties! Plus, Chrome recently shipped a few APIs that have raised eyebrows, SVG allows us to disable its aspect ratio, WordPress focuses on the accessibility of its typography, and …

Direct link to the article Weekly Platform News: Focus Rings, Donut Scope, More em Units, and Global Privacy Control

Weekly Platform News: Focus Rings, Donut Scope, More em Units, and Global Privacy Control

In this week’s news, Chrome tackles focus rings, we learn how to get “donut” scope, Global Privacy Control gets big-name adoption, it’s time to ditch pixels in media queries, and a snippet that prevents annoying form validation styling.…

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Direct link to the article Weekly Platform News: Reduced Motion, CORS, WhiteHouse.gov, popups, and 100vw

Weekly Platform News: Reduced Motion, CORS, WhiteHouse.gov, popups, and 100vw

In this week’s roundup, we highlight a proposal for a new <popup> element, check the use of prefers-reduced-motion on award-winning sites, learn how to opt into cross-origin isolation, see how WhiteHouse.gov approaches accessibility, and warn the dangers of 100vh.…

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