Improve DX of element reference attributes by allowing relative references instead of just ids
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Description
I posted this proposal/exploration in https://github.com/whatwg/html/ 3 weeks ago but it occurred to me it would actually be an excellent fit here too.
There are several new elements also adopting this referencing scheme such as popovers, invokers, the new anchor attribute and so on, so I think it's time to address this longstanding author pain point.
Contributor guide
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 by reading the linked WHATWG HTML issue 10143 and the proposal/exploration referenced there. Determine whether Open UI has a defined scope for relative references across popovers, invokers, and the anchor attribute; the work is complete only when that scope and a concrete change are agreed.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- html
- Domain
- frontend, web-dev
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100