[cssom-view] Specify `document.caretRangeFromPoint`?
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Description
Per MDN it has been supported in Chrome and Safari for many years. While there is an alternative, I guess it should probably be in spec for web compatibility, although I haven't investigated its impact.
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Start with the MDN description of document.caretRangeFromPoint, then compare it with the 2009 CSSOM View draft section and the linked 2014 mailing-list discussion. Investigate the compatibility and impact questions raised in the issue; done means reaching a resolved specification proposal for the method.
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- Tech stack
- css
- Domain
- web-dev
- Issue type
- Feature
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- 5/5
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- Over a week
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- Stale
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- Mostly clear
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- 35/100