Re: [csswg-drafts] [css-view-transitions-1] What's the point of position: fixed in `::view-transition`? (#12116)

The CSS Working Group just discussed ``[css-view-transitions-1] What's the point of position: fixed in `::view-transition`?``, and agreed to the following:

* ``RESOLVED: `::view-transition` pseudo-element uses `position: absolute` instead `position: fixed` in the UA stylesheet``

<details><summary>The full IRC log of that discussion</summary>
&lt;ntim> emilio: basically the UA stylesheet has a rule where the VT pseudo is position: fixed<br>
&lt;ntim> emilio: a bit odd because the snapshot containing block per-spec is a fixedpos CB as well<br>
&lt;ntim> emilio: so that means abspos and fixpos are identical<br>
&lt;ntim> ...Is there anything I'm missing or should it be abspos?<br>
&lt;ntim> flackr: how does it work with scroll?<br>
&lt;ntim> emilio: it's the same because snapshot CB is fixed as well<br>
&lt;ntim> noamr: I don't have context<br>
&lt;ntim> noamr/flackr: probably no reason<br>
&lt;ntim> emilio: should we resolve to make it abspos?<br>
&lt;ntim> noamr: lets do it<br>
&lt;ntim> RESOLVED: `::view-transition` pseudo-element uses `position: absolute` instead `position: fixed` in the UA stylesheet<br>
&lt;ntim> flackr: might have to be `!important` for scoped VT<br>
&lt;flackr> s/`!important`/important<br>
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