Igalia Chats

Brian and Eric talk with Google's Rachel Andrew about the CSS Grid Level 3 feature we've all been debating, often called Masonry Mentioned Links Help us invent CSS Grid Level 3, aka “Masonry” layout An alternative proposal for CSS masonry CSS Grid Layout Module Level 3 (Editor’s Draft, 1 November 2023)

Igalia's Brian Kardell and Eric Meyer chat with GitHub's Keith Cirkel about new work that GitHub is spearheading to help solve what might just be the Web's oldest problem: Headings. Mentioned Links Intent to Prototype: headingstart attribute. Mu-An Chiou Clay Miller GitHub headingoffset polyfill github-ally extension

Brian Kardell and Eric Meyer chat with fellow Igalian Melissa Wen about layers and layers of things around colors.

Mozillan Simon Pieters and Igalian Luke Warlow talk about their journey contributing to web standards. They discuss challenges in aligning components, historical evolution of headings, and navigating standards organizations. They also touch on contributing to browsers and the importance of patience in proposing solutions.

Igalia Chats: Mailbag! explores topics such as AI improving accessibility, memory-safe browsers, web standards evolution, backward compatibility dilemmas, and dealing with tech debt. The lively discussion delves into personalization in interfaces, funding initiatives for Rust projects, using AI for layout generation, and the challenges of integrating real maps into HTML.

Discussions on the complexities of prioritizing issues in the Interop Project, managing over 3000 open issues in the CSS working group, and the significance of honesty, transparency, and clear communication in team decision-making. Also, explores the debate around prioritizing JPG XL and the importance of GitHub stars in decision-making.

Igalia's Brian Kardell and Eric Meyer recap the recent CSS Working Group Face-to-Face meetings.

Miriam Suzanne, an expert in Shadow DOM and 'open styling' problems, joins Brian Kardell and Eric Meyer on Igalia Chats. They discuss the history and development of the Shadow DOM, CSS-based DOM segmentation and selectors, managing styles in custom elements, coordinating layers in component and page authoring, customization and feedback, and the exploration of layer names and intentional crossover.

Jake Archibald and Surma discuss browser politics, user base importance, the need for a declarative approach, tools for gathering developer insights, Google's investment in CSS, and limitations of the web platform. Tune in to learn more!

Bramus Van Damme, Chrome DevRel, joins Igalia Chats for a review of the year in web platform development. They discuss scroll-driven animations and view transitions, implementing subgrid, exploring the intersection of CSS and JavaScript, analyzing new media queries, processing data with resolvers, and predictions for the future of web platform development.