Weekly github digest (HTML specs) from W3C Webmaster via GitHub API on 2025-10-27 (public-html@w3.org from October 2025)

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Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2025 17:00:27 +0000
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Issues
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* w3c/html-aam (+0/-0/💬2)
  2 issues received 2 new comments:
  - #545 CSS: handing the a11y of anchor positioning (1 by spectranaut)
    https://github.com/w3c/html-aam/issues/545 [Agenda] [f2fcandidate] 
  - #375 Define "scoped" or reuse another existing term? (1 by pkra)
    https://github.com/w3c/html-aam/issues/375 

* w3c/webcomponents (+0/-0/💬3)
  2 issues received 3 new comments:
  - #1111 Reference Target "phase 2": seeking feedback and use cases (1 by trusktr)
    https://github.com/WICG/webcomponents/issues/1111 
  - #814 Form-associated custom elements: being a submit button (2 by bahrus, julienw)
    https://github.com/WICG/webcomponents/issues/814 [custom-elements] [needs concrete proposal] 

* whatwg/html (+15/-7/💬88)
  15 issues created:
  - :focus-within edge cases with DOM mutation and focus moves from within blur/focus event listeners (by emilio)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/11835 [topic: focus] [agenda+] 
  - Improve font loading reliability: add font-display and global fallback (by 2400030303)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/11833 
  - Navigation API: Inconsistency between spec and tests in #abort-a-navigateevent (by jnjaeschke)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/11831 [topic: navigation] 
  - Navigation API: Interception state is set incorrectly in #commit-a-navigate-event (by jnjaeschke)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/11830 [topic: navigation] 
  - Add a new important attribute for link elements to make their styles override others (by Bashamega)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/11827 [addition/proposal] [needs implementer interest] 
  - Upcoming WHATNOT meeting on 2025-10-30 (by cwilso)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/11826 [agenda+] 
  - Option selectedness when all children are removed from select (by josepharhar)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/11825 [topic: select] 
  - Meeting 31 for joint OpenUI-WHATWG/HTML-CSSWG task force on styleable form controls (by mfreed7)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/11824 
  - Upcoming WHATNOT meeting on 2025-10-23 (by cwilso)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/11821 
  - Re-importing a module with an invalid dependency specifier (by nicolo-ribaudo)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/11820 [topic: script] 
  - Allow deferring commit of a same-origin cross-document navigation (by noamr)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/11819 [addition/proposal] [needs implementer interest] 
  - Navigation API: Remove `ongoing API method tracker` or set it again (by jnjaeschke)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/11816 
  - No implementation calls #resume-applying-the-traverse-history-step entirely async (by farre)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/11814 [compat] [topic: navigation] 
  - Stylesheet link response processing rules for content-type contradict rules for processing the type attribute (by jdm)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/11813 
  - "update the image data" queues a microtask from "in parallel" (by jyasskin)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/11812 [topic: img] 

  35 issues received 88 new comments:
  - #11831 Navigation API: Inconsistency between spec and tests in #abort-a-navigateevent (5 by jnjaeschke, noamr, smaug----)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/11831 [topic: navigation] 
  - #11830 Navigation API: Interception state is set incorrectly in #commit-a-navigate-event (1 by noamr)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/11830 [topic: navigation] 
  - #11827 Add a new important attribute for link elements to make their styles override others (4 by Bashamega, myakura, tabatkins)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/11827 [addition/proposal] [needs implementer interest] 
  - #11826 Upcoming WHATNOT meeting on 2025-10-30 (4 by cwilso, ja-y-son, nicolo-ribaudo, stephanieyzhang)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/11826 [agenda+] 
  - #11825 Option selectedness when all children are removed from select (4 by annevk, josepharhar)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/11825 [topic: select] 
  - #11824 Meeting 31 for joint OpenUI-WHATWG/HTML-CSSWG task force on styleable form controls (2 by lukewarlow, noamr)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/11824 
  - #11821 Upcoming WHATNOT meeting on 2025-10-23 (8 by andreubotella, cwilso, stephanieyzhang)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/11821 
  - #11820 Re-importing a module with an invalid dependency specifier (2 by hiroshige-g, nicolo-ribaudo)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/11820 [topic: script] 
  - #11819 Allow deferring commit of a same-origin cross-document navigation (7 by jakearchibald, nickcoury, noamr)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/11819 [addition/proposal] [needs implementer interest] 
  - #11816 Navigation API: Remove `ongoing API method tracker` or set it again (1 by noamr)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/11816 
  - #11814 No implementation calls #resume-applying-the-traverse-history-step entirely async (3 by farre, noamr)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/11814 [compat] [topic: navigation] 
  - #11813 Stylesheet link response processing rules for content-type contradict rules for processing the type attribute (2 by jdm, trflynn89)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/11813 
  - #11812 "update the image data" queues a microtask from "in parallel" (2 by domfarolino, zcorpan)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/11812 [topic: img] 
  - #11810 maybe add 2 additional WAPFORUM public IDs to list used for XHTML entities (1 by zcorpan)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/11810 [interop] 
  - #11807 Add native validation attribute for declarative input validation (1 by mtechamit)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/11807 [addition/proposal] [needs implementer interest] 
  - #11802 The #ongoing-navigate-event is never cleared after a successful download request navigate event fires (1 by noamr)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/11802 [topic: navigation] 
  - #11801 Upcoming WHATNOT meeting on 2025-10-16 (1 by cwilso)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/11801 
  - #11795 Clarification on scope of event listener on element after adoption into different document (1 by TimvdLippe)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/11795 [topic: events] 
  - #11743 Proposal: Add optimization to ignore "duplicate" navigations (3 by fergald, rakina)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/11743 [addition/proposal] [needs implementer interest] [topic: navigation] 
  - #11740 Meeting 30 for joint OpenUI-WHATWG/HTML-CSSWG task force on styleable form controls (1 by mfreed7)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/11740 
  - #11711 WHATUP at TPAC 2025: agenda suggestions (6 by foolip, keithamus, noamr, rakina, smaug----)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/11711 [agenda+] 
  - #11478 FormControlRange Interface (1 by LeaVerou)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/11478 [addition/proposal] [needs implementer interest] [agenda+] [stage: 1] 
  - #11061 Proposal: Customized built-in elements via `elementInternals.type` (1 by lukewarlow)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/11061 [addition/proposal] [agenda+] [stage: 1] 
  - #11040 .elementInternals accessor property (1 by cookiecrook)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/11040 [addition/proposal] [needs implementer interest] [accessibility] [topic: custom elements] 
  - #10831 Detect UA transitions on same-origin cross-document navigations (3 by bramus, noamr)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/10831 [addition/proposal] [needs implementer interest] 
  - #8693 Proposal: Elements for a more semantic web (1 by banner-ads-careerist)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/8693 
  - #8228 Should <button> have `user-select: none;` by default? (1 by lukewarlow)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/8228 [topic: forms] [interop] [topic: style] 
  - #8013 Prevent top navigations without user activation in some circumstances? (1 by natechapin)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/8013 [normative change] [topic: navigation] [needs tests] [needs concrete proposal] 
  - #6768 Failed dynamic import should not always be cached (2 by jakearchibald)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/6768 [topic: script] 
  - #5033 Consider adding a headingoffset attribute (5 by Delapouite, carnoxen, jakearchibald, zcorpan)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/5033 [addition/proposal] [accessibility] 
  - #5025 Allow animations to be given a target framerate (5 by jakearchibald, juj, mayfield, mdrejhon)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/5025 [addition/proposal] [needs implementer interest] [topic: event loop] 
  - #3732 HTML: Cap nesting depth (3 by DemiMarie, nicolo-ribaudo)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/3732 [topic: parser] [needs tests] [interop] [needs concrete proposal] 
  - #3567 Have some way of opening `<dialog>` elements without JavaScript (1 by Edselboulder)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/3567 [addition/proposal] [needs implementer interest] [accessibility] [topic: forms] [topic: dialog] 
  - #2791 Client side include feature for HTML (2 by robbiespeed, trusktr)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/2791 [addition/proposal] [needs implementer interest] 
  - #2177 Setting headers for EventSource (1 by Yaropolki4)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/2177 [addition/proposal] [needs implementer interest] [topic: fetch] [topic: eventsource] 

  7 issues closed:
  - Add a new important attribute for link elements to make their styles override others https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/11827 [addition/proposal] [needs implementer interest] 
  - Upcoming WHATNOT meeting on 2025-10-23 https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/11821 
  - Meeting 30 for joint OpenUI-WHATWG/HTML-CSSWG task force on styleable form controls https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/11740 
  - maybe add 2 additional WAPFORUM public IDs to list used for XHTML entities https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/11810 [interop] 
  - Relaxing content model for <button> to allow more than phrasing content https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/11808 [addition/proposal] [needs implementer interest] 
  - Upcoming WHATNOT meeting on 2025-10-16 https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/11801 
  - Navigation API: Remove `ongoing API method tracker` or set it again https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/11816 

* whatwg/dom (+2/-1/💬4)
  2 issues created:
  - Autofill Event Needed (by dujavi)
    https://github.com/whatwg/dom/issues/1416 
  - Allow `MutationObserver` to observe across `<slot>`s (by jpzwarte)
    https://github.com/whatwg/dom/issues/1415 [needs implementer interest] [addition/proposal] 

  4 issues received 4 new comments:
  - #1415 Allow `MutationObserver` to observe across `<slot>`s (1 by sorvell)
    https://github.com/whatwg/dom/issues/1415 [needs implementer interest] [addition/proposal] 
  - #1413 Allow elements with a null customElementRegistry without Shadow DOM (1 by ja-y-son)
    https://github.com/whatwg/dom/issues/1413 [topic: custom elements] [needs implementer interest] [addition/proposal] 
  - #1408 customElementRegistry.initialize should provoke custom elements to upgrade (1 by ja-y-son)
    https://github.com/whatwg/dom/issues/1408 
  - #181 Define XSLTProcessor (1 by alethkit)
    https://github.com/whatwg/dom/issues/181 

  1 issues closed:
  - custom element registry mutability in an element https://github.com/whatwg/dom/issues/1414 [topic: custom elements] 



Pull requests
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* whatwg/html (+7/-0/💬13)
  7 pull requests submitted:
  -  (by jmdyck)
     
  -  (by noamr)
     
  -  (by JANHAVI0831)
     
  -  (by zcorpan)
     
  -  (by foolip)
     
  -  (by noamr)
     
  -  (by zcorpan)
     

  10 pull requests received 13 new comments:
  - #11823 Add two doctype public IDs that enable XHTML entities (1 by dbaron)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/pull/11823 [topic: parser] 
  - #11817 Bring back promoting ongoing API method tracker (2 by jnjaeschke, noamr)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/pull/11817 
  - #11815 Don't queue a microtask from parallel in update the image data (1 by domfarolino)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/pull/11815 
  - #11793 Add support for WebDriver BiDi language emulation (1 by lutien)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/pull/11793 
  - #11640 Source reformatting: switch to no line-breaking (1 by zcorpan)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/pull/11640 [spec tooling] [agenda+] 
  - #11560 Redact ancestorOrigins using referrer policy (1 by annevk)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/pull/11560 
  - #11529 Canvas2D: Add srgb-linear and display-p3-linear to PredefinedColorSpace enum (2 by annevk, ccameron-chromium)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/pull/11529 [addition/proposal] [topic: canvas] 
  - #11519 [focus-without-user-activation] Allow focus if a descendant has focus (1 by ffiori)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/pull/11519 [agenda+] 
  - #11441 [WebDriver BiDi] enable and disable scripting via BiDi (2 by foolip, juliandescottes)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/pull/11441 [topic: script] [integration] 
  - #8300 Add integration points for WebDriver BiDi load scripts (1 by jgraham)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/pull/8300 


Repositories tracked by this digest:
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* https://github.com/w3c/html-aam
* https://github.com/w3c/html-aria
* https://github.com/w3c/html-extensions
* https://github.com/w3c/htmlwg
* https://github.com/w3c/webcomponents
* https://github.com/whatwg/html
* https://github.com/whatwg/dom


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