Re: [csswg-drafts] [css-forms-1] does select use correct writing-mode for positioning? (#13738)

The CSS Working Group just discussed `[css-forms-1] does select use correct writing-mode for positioning?`, and agreed to the following:

* `RESOLVED: Change select picker positioning (position-area + try fallbacks) to use self-block-start / self-inline-start rather than block-start / inline-start`

<details><summary>The full IRC log of that discussion</summary>
&lt;emilio> fantasai: there's a demo from adam argyle with a bunch of select menus on different languages<br>
&lt;emilio> ... one of the things we noticed was that the positioning of the dropdown should be align with the select itself rather than the WM of the containing block<br>
&lt;emilio> ... which could be the viewport<br>
&lt;emilio> ... if you have mixed languages you probably want to position the select to the select itself<br>
&lt;TabAtkins> Definitely, yes<br>
&lt;emilio> ... so rather than using block-start / inline-start, should use `self-block-start` / `self-inline-start`?<br>
&lt;emilio> ... that's my proposal<br>
&lt;emilio> +1<br>
&lt;TabAtkins> q+<br>
&lt;emilio> ack fantasai<br>
&lt;Zakim> fantasai, you wanted to mention control-value()<br>
&lt;emilio> ack TabAtkins<br>
&lt;emilio> TabAtkins: they more explicit they should be using the select's writing-mode, but that's not expressible atm<br>
&lt;emilio> ... so that's correct<br>
&lt;emilio> emilio: agreed<br>
&lt;emilio> PROPOSED: Change select picker positioning (position-area + try fallbacks) to use self-block-start / self-inline-start rather than block-start / inline-start<br>
&lt;emilio> RESOLVED: Change select picker positioning (position-area + try fallbacks) to use self-block-start / self-inline-start rather than block-start / inline-start<br>
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