Weekly github digest (HTML specs)

Issues
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* whatwg/html (+11/-6/💬24)
  11 issues created:
  - Possible oversight in `HostLoadImportedModule` (by Gae24)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/12790 
  - Should a javascript: URL that doesn't create a new document trigger a load event? (by jdm)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/12788 [topic: frames/navigables/browsing contexts] [topic: javascript: URLs] 
  - Simplify `<object>`/`<embed>` exposedness for document named properties (by domenic)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/12787 [interop] [topic: embed and object] 
  - Upcoming WHATNOT meeting on 2026-08-20 (by jstenback)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/12783 [agenda+] 
  - Performance Issue: Main single-page specification loads whole spec at root URL (by YutaKyle)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/12782 [meta] 
  - #navigate should call #abort-the-ongoing-navigation when #checking-if-unloading-is-canceled returns "canceled-by-beforeunload" (by farre)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/12779 [topic: navigation] 
  - Initial about:blank behavior before load differs between the spec and browsers (by vinhill)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/12778 
  - Support render blocking on content in an iframe (by khushalsagar)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/12777 [addition/proposal] [needs implementer interest] 
  - [focusgroupV2] Add item controls, feed, and grid navigation (by janewman)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/12776 [addition/proposal] [needs implementer interest] [agenda+] 
  - Define the principles of what the "disable scripting" preference stands for (by noamr)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/12775 [clarification] [topic: script] [editorial] 
  - Navigable is never taken out of delaying load events mode if javascript: navigation does not create a document (by jdm)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/12773 

  15 issues received 24 new comments:
  - #12788 Should a javascript: URL that doesn't create a new document trigger a load event? (1 by zcorpan)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/12788 [topic: frames/navigables/browsing contexts] [topic: javascript: URLs] 
  - #12787 Simplify `<object>`/`<embed>` exposedness for document named properties (1 by zcorpan)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/12787 [interop] [topic: embed and object] 
  - #12782 Performance Issue: Main single-page specification loads whole spec at root URL (2 by nektro, zcorpan)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/12782 [meta] 
  - #12777 Support render blocking on content in an iframe (1 by khushalsagar)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/12777 [addition/proposal] [needs implementer interest] 
  - #12776 [focusgroupV2] Add item controls, feed, and grid navigation (1 by janewman)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/12776 [addition/proposal] [needs implementer interest] [agenda+] 
  - #12766 Upcoming WHATNOT meeting on 2026-08-13 (2 by jstenback)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/12766 
  - #12747 Proposal: Native Declarative HTML Partial Inclusions (<include> / <html-include>) (1 by Malvoz)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/12747 [addition/proposal] [needs implementer interest] 
  - #12732 Add native support for transforming video frames without affecting `<video>` controls (1 by sb3nder)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/12732 [addition/proposal] [needs implementer interest] 
  - #12715 Meeting 48 for joint OpenUI-WHATWG/HTML-CSSWG task force on styleable form controls (3 by mfreed7, nt1m, vmpstr)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/12715 
  - #12163 `specifier:` URL protocol for retrofitting specifiers in places designed for URLs (2 by noamr, robglidden)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/12163 [addition/proposal] [needs implementer interest] [topic: imports/exports] 
  - #10879 Audit and fix innerHTML scripting disabled parsing behavior for template (1 by zcorpan)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/10879 [topic: parser] [interop] 
  - #10671 [images] Lazy loading and out of band loads. (3 by domfarolino, tnikkel)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/10671 [compat] [topic: img] 
  - #6345 [Idea] a playlist for audio and video (1 by Malvoz)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/6345 [addition/proposal] [needs implementer interest] [topic: media] 
  - #5501 Require effective media volume range to be logarithmic (3 by andrewmcguinness, kinetiknz, pshaughn)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/5501 [topic: media] 
  - #1844 More infinite/NaN handling for <canvas> API members (1 by annevk)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/1844 [good first issue] [topic: canvas] [needs tests] 

  6 issues closed:
  - [Idea] a playlist for audio and video https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/6345 [addition/proposal] [needs implementer interest] [topic: media] 
  - Upcoming WHATNOT meeting on 2026-08-13 https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/12766 
  - More infinite/NaN handling for <canvas> API members https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/1844 [good first issue] [topic: canvas] [needs tests] 
  - HD link and visited colors https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/8477 
  - Single source theme-color values https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/1868 [addition/proposal] 
  - Opening a dialog within a hint popover https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/12763 [topic: dialog] [topic: popover] 



Pull requests
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* w3c/html-aria (+1/-0/💬0)
  1 pull requests submitted:
  - 602  (by ismaeldoez7)
    https://github.com/w3c/html-aria/pull/602 

* whatwg/html (+2/-0/💬17)
  2 pull requests submitted:
  - 12785  (by shannonbooth)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/pull/12785 
  - 12781  (by emilio)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/pull/12781 

  7 pull requests received 17 new comments:
  - #12781 [forms] Remove anonymous button content-box, and use CSS rather than magic for input / button block axis centering. (4 by emilio, josepharhar)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/pull/12781 
  - #12764 Close unrelated auto popovers when a dialog opens inside a hint popover (2 by jakearchibald, zcorpan)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/pull/12764 [agenda+] 
  - #12761 Use System colors for links (6 by TimvdLippe, annevk, emilio, zcorpan)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/pull/12761 
  - #12583 Integrate fragment parser options with trusted types (2 by noamr, zcorpan)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/pull/12583 [do not merge yet] 
  - #12444 Add `<meta name="responsive-embedded-sizing">` (1 by kojiishi)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/pull/12444 
  - #12219 Expand disabled form control event handling spec text (1 by josepharhar)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/pull/12219 [agenda+] 
  - #11536 Change light dismiss to use click events (1 by josepharhar)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/pull/11536 


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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