[css-animation-events] Initially paused animations emit `animationstart` events
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Description
The spec does not forbid animationstart event to fire on an element whose animation-play-state CSS-property is set to paused, which is counterintuitive:
Is this an omission or a deliberate decision?
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Research direction
Read the linked CSS Animations sections 4.7, “The animation-play-state property,” and 5.2, “Types of AnimationEvent.” Compare their wording for initially paused animations and review the issue’s existing comment. Done means the omission-versus-intent question has a documented Working Group resolution and the relevant specification text is clarified if needed.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- css
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- documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100