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css.at-rules.media.prefers-color-scheme - not supported on Chromium on Linux

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Description

What type of issue is this?

Browser bug (a bug with a feature that may impact site compatibility)

What information was incorrect, unhelpful, or incomplete?

It says "prefers-color-scheme media feature" has "full support" since Chrome 76 but it's not working on Chromium on Linux

What browsers does this problem apply to, if applicable?

Chromium (Chrome, Edge 79+, Opera, Samsung Internet)

What did you expect to see?

A warning saying it's not supported on Linux

Did you test this? If so, how?

No response

Can you link to any release notes, bugs, pull requests, or MDN pages related to this?

Chromium bug report: https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=998903

Do you have anything more you want to share?

No response

MDN URL

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/@media/prefers-color-scheme

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MDN page report details
  • Query: css.at-rules.media.prefers-color-scheme
  • Report started: 2022-09-07T13:58:39.599Z

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Research direction

Start with the MDN page for css.at-rules.media.prefers-color-scheme and review the linked Chromium bug to confirm the Linux-specific behavior. Find the corresponding browser-compatibility data entry and update the Chromium-on-Linux support information so the rendered MDN data warns that it is unsupported there.

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Assessment

Tech stack
css, linux
Domain
web-dev
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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