Weekly github digest (HTML specs) from W3C Webmaster via GitHub API on 2026-02-16 (public-html@w3.org from February 2026)

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Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2026 17:00:29 +0000
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Issues
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* w3c/html-aam (+2/-0/💬2)
  2 issues created:
  - Potential heuristic standardization: how does/should event delegation play into screen readers conveying "clickable" (by cookiecrook)
    https://github.com/w3c/html-aam/issues/599 
  - posinset/setsize for radiogroups (by slender789)
    https://github.com/w3c/html-aam/issues/598 

  1 issues received 2 new comments:
  - #599 Potential heuristic standardization: how does/should event delegation play into screen readers conveying "clickable" (2 by cookiecrook, pkra)
    https://github.com/w3c/html-aam/issues/599 

* w3c/webcomponents (+0/-0/💬1)
  1 issues received 1 new comments:
  - #814 Form-associated custom elements: being a submit button (1 by anaskim)
    https://github.com/WICG/webcomponents/issues/814 [custom-elements] [needs concrete proposal] 

* whatwg/html (+11/-3/💬57)
  11 issues created:
  - The exact `formDisabledCallback` and `formAssociatedCallback` semantics are not specified, only derivable from informative comments (by Lubrsi)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/12169 
  - Assert violation in 'resolve the finished promise' for non-intercepted same-document traversals (by tete17)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/12165 
  - `Link` (or other) HTTP header to link to external import map? (by LeaVerou)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/12164 [addition/proposal] [needs implementer interest] [topic: imports/exports] 
  - `specifier:` URL protocol for retrofitting specifiers in places designed for URLs (by LeaVerou)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/12163 [addition/proposal] [needs implementer interest] [topic: imports/exports] 
  - The `translatable-data-*` attribute (by mfreed7)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/12162 
  - Exclude whitespace-only src attributes from fetching resources (by hsivonen)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/12160 [topic: fetch] [needs tests] [needs concrete proposal] 
  - Popover light dismiss pointerup behaviour is too aggressive (by IanRichter)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/12157 
  - Interop: focusability of `dialog[popover]` (by jpzwarte)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/12156 [topic: dialog] [topic: popover] 
  - Determining dropEffect based on effectAllowed + modifier keys (by tanu18)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/12155 [agenda+ f2f] 
  - Unblock Document-Policy to Policy Container PR (by monica-ch)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/12154 [agenda+] 
  - Platform-Provided Behaviors for Custom Elements (by anaskim)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/12150 [addition/proposal] [needs implementer interest] [agenda+] 

  30 issues received 57 new comments:
  - #12162 The `translatable-data-*` attribute (2 by eemeli, keithamus)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/12162 
  - #12160 Exclude whitespace-only src attributes from fetching resources (1 by annevk)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/12160 [topic: fetch] [needs tests] [needs concrete proposal] 
  - #12150 Platform-Provided Behaviors for Custom Elements (4 by LeaVerou, justinfagnani, keithamus, trusktr)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/12150 [addition/proposal] [needs implementer interest] [agenda+] 
  - #12145 Incorrect definition for media element pseudo class `:stalled` (4 by alastor0325, foolip)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/12145 [topic: media] [topic: selectors] 
  - #12141 Upcoming WHATNOT meeting on 2026-02-12 (3 by cwilso, monica-ch, nicolo-ribaudo)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/12141 [agenda+] 
  - #12132 Simplify inset styles for dialog (1 by stan-gwau)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/12132 
  - #12131 What's about accessible semantics of a popover? (1 by lukewarlow)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/12131 
  - #12130 No explicit API for closing a select's picker (2 by josepharhar, lukewarlow)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/12130 [addition/proposal] [needs implementer interest] [topic: forms] [topic: select] 
  - #12123 Storage object and its support for indexed properties (3 by 0f-0b, shannonbooth)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/12123 
  - #12117 Coordinates of keyboard-driven click events (1 by lukewarlow)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/12117 [accessibility] [needs tests] [topic: events] [topic: user activation] [a11y-tracker] 
  - #12106 select base appearance shadow tree issues (2 by annevk, josepharhar)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/12106 [topic: select] 
  - #12103 Re: Issue #11523 Removal of XSLT from the web platform (1 by jjwhitmore)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/12103 
  - #12101 Move DOMActivate event from UI Events to HTML (2 by annevk, zcorpan)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/12101 [needs tests] [topic: events] [integration] 
  - #12096 selectedcontent removing steps vs pagehide (and unload) (1 by josepharhar)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/12096 [topic: select] 
  - #11924 Why does the disabled algorithm in option stop on certain elements (3 by cdoublev, josepharhar)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/11924 [topic: select] 
  - #11856 `controls` attribute for `<img>` element (2 by lukewarlow, zcorpan)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/11856 [addition/proposal] [needs implementer interest] [topic: img] 
  - #11535 The select element doesn't support slotted option elements (7 by LeaVerou, annevk, ja-y-son, josepharhar, lukewarlow)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/11535 [addition/proposal] [needs implementer interest] [topic: shadow] [topic: custom elements] [stage: 1] [topic: select] 
  - #11507 <area> element should responsively scale with its image(s) (1 by Victorlic)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/11507 [needs implementer interest] 
  - #11478 FormControlRange Interface (1 by smaug----)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/11478 [addition/proposal] [stage: 1] 
  - #11061 Proposal: Customized built-in elements via `elementInternals.type` (1 by anaskim)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/11061 [addition/proposal] [stage: 1] 
  - #11040 .elementInternals accessor property (3 by annevk, dbjorge)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/11040 [addition/proposal] [needs implementer interest] [accessibility] [topic: custom elements] [stage: 0] 
  - #10997 A new API for work during unload (1 by nickchomey)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/10997 [addition/proposal] [needs implementer interest] 
  - #10852 Allow form controls in a shadow root to participate in it's host form submission (1 by KonnorRogers)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/10852 [addition/proposal] [needs implementer interest] [topic: shadow] [topic: forms] 
  - #10641 Include details of SVG-as-Image and Canvas origin-clean (1 by Mardeg)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/10641 [topic: canvas] [security/privacy] [interop] [integration] [security-tracker] 
  - #8173 Supporting import maps in worker environments (1 by LeaVerou)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/8173 [topic: imports/exports] 
  - #8133 Which input types should readonly affect constraint validation for? (1 by cdoublev)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/8133 [clarification] [topic: forms] 
  - #7050 Define rendering rules for all widgets in their native appearance and primitive appearance + pseudo-elements (1 by Psychpsyo)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/7050 [topic: rendering] 
  - #6232 Allow form validation on <output> element (1 by cdoublev)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/6232 [addition/proposal] [needs implementer interest] [topic: forms] 
  - #5134 Allow rel="noopener" on links with target="_self" (1 by mitar)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/5134 [addition/proposal] [needs implementer interest] [topic: hyperlink] 
  - #4481 Define rendering and style for <select> (3 by Psychpsyo, josepharhar)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/4481 [topic: rendering] [topic: forms] [interop] 

  3 issues closed:
  - Storage object and its support for indexed properties https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/12123 
  - select base appearance shadow tree issues https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/12106 [topic: select] 
  - use of oldParent in HTML element removing steps is sometimes wrong https://github.com/whatwg/html/issues/12098 



Pull requests
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* whatwg/html (+6/-0/💬25)
  6 pull requests submitted:
  - 12168  (by shannonbooth)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/pull/12168 
  - 12167  (by yoavweiss)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/pull/12167 
  - 12158  (by josepharhar)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/pull/12158 
  - 12153  (by schenney-chromium)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/pull/12153 
  - 12152  (by andreubotella)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/pull/12152 
  - 12151  (by yoelhawa)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/pull/12151 

  9 pull requests received 25 new comments:
  - #12158 Fix select base appearance shadow tree issues (1 by lukewarlow)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/pull/12158 
  - #12153 Add Canvas writingMode and textOrientation (7 by berlysia, dbaron, petamoriken, schenney-chromium, zcorpan)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/pull/12153 [topic: canvas] 
  - #12148 Fix type mismatch for reflected FrozenArray<T>? (5 by annevk, gmvrpw, zcorpan)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/pull/12148 [needs tests] 
  - #12118 Parse XML-style <?target data?> processing instructions (3 by foolip, noamr, zcorpan)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/pull/12118 
  - #12026 Add document policy to the policy container (3 by monica-ch, smaug----, zcorpan)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/pull/12026 
  - #9408 Require support for AsyncContext (1 by Ms2ger)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/pull/9408 
  - #9144 Add anchor attribute (3 by chrisdholt, josepharhar)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/pull/9144 
  - #8300 Add integration points for WebDriver BiDi load scripts (1 by whimboo)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/pull/8300 [topic: frames/navigables/browsing contexts] [integration] 
  - #7915 add unload permissions-policy feature (1 by JRvanhoosen)
    https://github.com/whatwg/html/pull/7915 

* whatwg/dom (+2/-0/💬5)
  2 pull requests submitted:
  - 1451  (by andreubotella)
    https://github.com/whatwg/dom/pull/1451 
  - 1450  (by dbaron)
    https://github.com/whatwg/dom/pull/1450 

  3 pull requests received 5 new comments:
  - #1451 AsyncContext propagation to events (1 by andreubotella)
    https://github.com/whatwg/dom/pull/1451 
  - #1450 Pass better parent/root information to (re)moving steps. (3 by annevk, dbaron)
    https://github.com/whatwg/dom/pull/1450 
  - #1425 Add abortSignal.addAbortCallback (1 by bakkot)
    https://github.com/whatwg/dom/pull/1425 [needs implementer interest] [addition/proposal] [topic: aborting] 


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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