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[css-selectors] Add a :scrolling-element selector

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Hi everybody,

It would be nice if there was a CSS selector (e.g. :scrolling-element) that targeted the same element as document.scrollingElement refers to in the Document API. Not sure if this has been proposed before or not but I couldn't find any previous mentions here.

Thanks!

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Start with the CSS Selectors issue context and the linked Document API definition of document.scrollingElement. Determine whether a :scrolling-element selector should be specified and document the agreed behavior in the relevant CSSWG draft. Done means the proposal has a resolved design and corresponding specification text.

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Tech stack
css
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Feature
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5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
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