CSS
CSS is short for Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), and typically includes the full set of Selectors, CSS properties, values, and @-rules supported by browsers.
CSS is one of several web standards.
For documentation on CSS, how to develop for it, use various properties, see:
CSS
Priorities
The following CSS specs/proposals are a priority.
In Progress: Updating 2018 completions and reprioritizing for 2019
- List from DevRel kept here: http://mozdevs.github.io/devrel-dashboard/ in CSS and Layout sections
- Bugzilla: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1424418
To Be Reprioritized
Values and Units 3
CSS Values and Units Module Level 3 (CR) metabug
- [ ] calc() function in particular. metabug
- re-prioritize Values and Units 3 once calc fixes have landed.
- [ ] attr function (at risk) — very useful in combination with CSS Shapes, in the context of a CMS
Media Queries
- Media Queries 4 (note: new features in 4), metabug, specifically:
- Media Queries 5, metabug, specifically:
- Re-evaluate MQ4/5 prioritization after interaction and prefers-reduced-motion features are implemented.
- full support of numerical comparators (<, <=, =>, >)
- expansion of negation syntax (and, or, not)
- 2017-08-02 CSSWG resolved to take to CR
- Also prefers-reduced-motion from Level 5 (#1365045)
- watch for mobile uptake, especially for mobile layout
Containment
- CSS Containment Module Level 1 (FPWD 2017) 'contain' property, size/layout, style, paint. metabug
- potential impact for mobile layouts, mobile web apps
- Chrome shipped in 61
3D Transforms
- 3D Transform interop / spec changes, 3D transform bugs
Masking
- CSS Masking (W3C CR), metabug
- another clip-path ticket — path(): https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1246764
Text Decoration
CSS Text Decoration Module Level 3 (2013 CR) (metabug), e.g.:
- text-emphasis (remaining bugs)
- text-underline-position
- What else left for this module? (JS)
- See "Depends on" in metabug 1221864
Writing Modes
CSS Writing Modes Level 3 (2015 CR) (metabug)
- 2017-08-04 CSSWG Resolved to publish an updated CR
Fonts Level 3
Wrap-up the few remaining bugs, or declare that we're done (e.g. font-variant as a descriptor?)
- Intersection observer (Intent to ship thread)
- Web Animations API (metabug)
Re-evaluate
Font Rendering Controls
CSS Font Rendering Controls Module Level 1 (ED)
- focusing on font-display descriptor https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1317445 (implemented behind a flag, other browsers too)
Font Loading
CSS Font Loading Module Level 3 https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/CSS_Font_Loading_API shipped in 41
- CSS Font Loading Improvements, Multiple bugs
Image Values and Replaced Content
[1] (CR)
- image() function
- [ ] xywh fragment syntax
Style sheet APIs for Add-ons
- style sheet APIs in add-ons SDK / loading async APIs (to be handled by stylo)
Device Adaptation
CSS Device Adaptation Module Level 1 (WD)
Related HTML5
HTML5 layout and presentation related work:
Cascading and Inheritance
- CSS Cascading and Inheritance Level 3 (CR), metabug
- New features since CSS2.x
- scoped styles, animations, and transitions in the cascade.
- New features since CSS2.x
Text Level 3
- Text (need list of changes since CSS 2.1), metabug
Selectors 4
Selectors 4 (need list of changes since 3), metabug
- No explicit dependency on Stylo, just lower priority
- Selectors4 remaining features
- CSS ::selection fixes + unprefixing
- ... remaining new features? (JS)
new pseudo-classes
- ...
- :autofill
- ...
new properties
- ...
- text-size-adjust (-moz-, -ms-, -webkit-)
- ...
Resize Observer
- Resize Observer (bugzilla, intent to implement coming)
Container Queries Prerequisites
- This is a high priority to evaluate how workable it is to polyfill/prototype once we have Resize Observer (see above) implemented and working
There's a lot of anecdotal demand for Container Queries / Element Queries. See replies here:
- https://twitter.com/t/status/939273644043366400
- https://twitter.com/t/status/955560233144905733 (strong interest, 100+ retweets!)
We should at least figure out what features / bug fixes we would need to address to even consider something like Container Queries (which we should also give input on)
- WICG cq-usecases effort (view open issues to help contribute)
- one proposal: https://tomhodgins.github.io/element-queries-spec/element-queries.html
Scroll Snap update
- Scroll Snap (CR), metabug
- Fix related bugs - update to latest version of the spec
- Chrome Intent to Ship (2018-05-10)
- Safari 11 / iOS11+ supports, Safari-only demo
- likely medium impact on mobile
Scroll Anchoring
Sizing
CSS Intrinsic & Extrinsic Sizing Module Level 3 (TR WD) metabug
- intrinsic size keywords: fix #567039 & #1055887, and unprefix (#1322780
- 'min-content', 'max-content' in particular (needs bugzilla links)
- re-evaluate priority at this point, e.g. 'fit-content' is lower priority
- medium mobile impact from height related properties
Shadow Parts
CSS Shadow Parts (TR WD)
Filter Effects Level 2
- Filter Effects Module Level 2: backdrop-filter
- backdrop-filter bug (caniuse: only Safari supports)
- also on Trello Future Backlog
Inline Layout
- CSS Inline Layout Module Level 3 (TR WD), metabug
- focusing on CSS Initial-letter related features (initial-letter * metabug)
- one (implementation design) blocker issue: https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/issues/743
- focusing on CSS Initial-letter related features (initial-letter * metabug)
Houdini
- CSS Houdini - see inside for Houdini implementation thoughts/plan
- working towards (longer-term)
- Properties & Values API
- prerequisites for Paint API (Worklets, parts of Typed OM)
- parity with: Chrome 65 supporting CSS Paint API by default
- re-evaluate priority of rest of Houdini at this point and re-sort accordingly
Box Alignment
- CSS Box Alignment (WD), metabug
- all properties for blocks (e.g. 1105571)
- and some details for flexbox (see metabug 1105570 Depends on)
- spec CR depends on resolving open css-align-3 issues
- unlikely mobile impact (mobile layouts more likely to use flexbox with box alignment properties)
Conic Gradients
- CSS Images Module Level 4: conic-gradient() (WG)
- Bugzilla: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1175958
- Supported in Chrome 69+, Opera 56+, Android, and in Safari Technology Preview
Multi-column
- CSS Multi-column Layout (TR WD), metabug
- unprefixing, column-span, a11y bug hack removal, column-break
- Low to no mobile impact, possible tablet impact
(Jen has a demo of bugs / test page at http://labs.jensimmons.com/examples/multicolumn-3-bug-demo.html)
CSS Images 3
- CSS Images Module Level 3, (2012 CR), metabug
- cross-fade() -- particularly relevant when animating between images
- image-orientation:none
- possible mobile use-case: photos, just taken on device
- image-rendering: pixelated
- mobile use-case: displaying QR codes
- position syntax in radial-gradient()
- low to medium mobile impact
SVG properties in CSS
This bit from SVG2:
Motion Path
- Motion Path Module Level 1 (TR WD 2017), meta bug
- Blink: 2015-06-09 intent ship; Chrome 56+
- unlikely mobile impact, do any mobile sites even try to use this? or is it just cosmetic?
CSS Color Level 4
CSS Color Module Level 4 (ED), metabug
- Color improvements (wide gamut, color correction, note CSS color correction preffed off)
- low mobile impact (variable lighting anyway, users use of filters)
Implement correct color management of CSS colors (which is really earlier levels of CSS color).
Better Print Support
Start looking at what specs and features would significantly improve print support. Much of this is testing and bugfixing edgecases of existing features, some of it may require or benefit from new specs/features.
More specs / features in particular TBD.
Other
- font inflation removed
- CSS Transform properties (shorthands)
properties
Please add subpages for each (unprefixed) CSS property in alphabetical order.
- ...
- overflow
- ...
- text-overflow
- ...
Previously
- 2018 public input: https://twitter.com/t/status/939273644043366400
- Subsequently discussed by the Platform Layout team at Yallhands and by the Layout team at Mozlando2018
See Also
- CSS3
- HTML5
- DOM
- Standards
- Platform
- MDN: CSS home page
- Mozilla DevRel Dashboard - dynamic overview of [META] and other high level bugs in CSS, DOM, DevTools, MDN, Toolkit, etc.
- CSS Working Group Wiki