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[css-tables] Let `*-gap` properties apply to tables

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Description

In order to harmonize gap handling between all layouts, row-gap, column-gap and gap should also apply to tables.

This would deprecate border-spacing like it was done for the grid-*-gap properties before.

Sebastian

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Research direction

Start with the CSS Tables Level 3 definition linked from the issue and compare how row-gap, column-gap, and gap are specified for other layouts. Determine the required table behavior and how deprecating border-spacing would affect the specification; done means the tables specification clearly defines the new properties and their relationship to border-spacing.

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Tech stack
css
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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