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[css-grid-3] "Auto-spanning" based on width of an item

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css-grid-3 topic: masonry
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Description

Copying @tabatkins comment:

allow "auto-spanning", where an element will get a span based on its width. This might be a good mode to allow, possibly even with some author control - if an image is >X% of the track width, make it span 2 instead of 1 (or a larger span, as appropriate).

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Research direction

Start with the linked CSSWG comment and the surrounding CSS Grid Level 3 issue context. The proposal needs decisions about width-based span calculation and possible author controls before implementation can be scoped. Done would be an agreed, testable specification for auto-spanning behavior.

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Tech stack
css
Domain
frontend, web-dev
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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