Re: [csswg-drafts] [css-gaps-1] Decorations between empty areas: default behaviors (#13477)

The CSS Working Group just discussed `[css-gaps-1] Decorations between empty areas: default behaviors`, and agreed to the following:

* `RESOLVED: Default Grid behavior for grid empty spaces is "all"`
* `RESOLVED: Change the initial value to "normal", resolves similarly to the other property`

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&lt;TabAtkins> javierct: similar to previous, we discussed this earlier and want more feedback now for the default behavior<br>
&lt;TabAtkins> javierct: so for context, we have empty-areas behavior,<br>
&lt;TabAtkins> javierct: multicol currently the default beahvior is "between", only gaps between filled columns will show up<br>
&lt;TabAtkins> javierct: currently spec default is "all", which conflicts<br>
&lt;TabAtkins> javierct: two things to resolve.<br>
&lt;TabAtkins> javierct: first, should initial bheavior be "between" also for grid?<br>
&lt;TabAtkins> javierct: if yes, that's easy<br>
&lt;TabAtkins> javierct: if no, we might need an "auto" keyword<br>
&lt;TabAtkins> javierct: so we need to decide on whether grid's default bheavior is "all" or "between"<br>
&lt;TabAtkins> javierct: [shows example of "all" and "between" in variously-filled grids]<br>
&lt;TabAtkins> javierct: currently our default is "all", author feeedback suggests it's useful<br>
&lt;miriam> q+<br>
&lt;TabAtkins> javierct: but there was a lot of discussion about possibly wanting "between", the multicol behavior<br>
&lt;Rossen> ack miriam<br>
&lt;kbabbitt> +1 miriam<br>
&lt;TabAtkins> miriam: I think i've come around to "all", not becuase I think it's most often used, but becaus ei'm not sure there is a most often value. "all" is visible in an empty grid, which is useful visually<br>
&lt;TabAtkins> (i weakly agree)<br>
&lt;TabAtkins> Rossen: proposal for Grid's default beahvior is "all"<br>
&lt;TabAtkins> Rossen: objections?<br>
&lt;TabAtkins> RESOLVED: Default Grid behavior for grid empty spaces is "all"<br>
&lt;TabAtkins> javierct: so then the initial value needs to be "auto" so it can be "all" vs "between"<br>
&lt;TabAtkins> fantasai: should probably be "normal", we use that to vary gap insets too<br>
&lt;kbabbitt> sgtm<br>
&lt;TabAtkins> RESOLVED: Change the initial value to "normal", resolves similarly to the other property<br>
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