css.properties.writing-mode - Firefox <option> list
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Description
What type of issue is this?
Incorrect support data (ex. Chrome says "86" but support was added in "40")
What information was incorrect, unhelpful, or incomplete?
On top of #17508, Firefox also fails to display <option>s according to writing modes (while the <select> control is correct).
What browsers does this problem apply to, if applicable?
Firefox
What did you expect to see?
Add note that dropdown options are not rendered vertically in vertical modes due to a browser bug(?)
Did you test this? If so, how?
On Firefox 109.0.1.
Can you link to any release notes, bugs, pull requests, or MDN pages related to this?
Probably tracked by: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1170129
W3C tests: https://w3c.github.io/i18n-tests/results/writing-mode-vertical#rl_forms, https://w3c.github.io/i18n-tests/results/writing-mode-vertical#lr_forms
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MDN URL
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/writing-mode
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css.properties.writing-mode - Report started: 2023-02-08T02:20:55.983Z
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the css.properties.writing-mode entry referenced in the MDN URL and review the Firefox behavior described for <option> elements. Compare the Bugzilla report and the W3C writing-mode form results, then update the compatibility data to note that dropdown options are not rendered vertically in vertical modes and run the repository’s data validation checks.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- css
- Domain
- documentation
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100