Re: [whatwg/fetch] Spec 'text directive user activation' boolean (PR #1876)

@domfarolino commented on this pull request.



> @@ -2277,6 +2277,10 @@ otherwise, it is unset.
 <a for=request>done flag</a>, and <a for=request>timing allow failed flag</a> are used as
 bookkeeping details by the <a for=/>fetch</a> algorithm.
 
+<p>A <a for=/>request</a> has an associated boolean
+<dfn export for=request>text directive user activation</dfn>.
+Unless stated otherwise, it is false.

I think https://github.com/WICG/scroll-to-text-fragment/blob/main/redirects.md spells out why we cannot use user activation for this. It's because user activation does not span across client-side redirects, whereas text directive user activation must. The doc describes it more.

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