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[css-contain] Consider 'discrete' Animation Type for 'content-visibility'

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Description

https://drafts.csswg.org/css-contain-2/#propdef-content-visibility defines the Animation Type as "not animatable". This makes it hard to transition between <div hidden=until-found> and not-hidden (and back), since the content disappears immediately.

The 'visibility' property has a 'discrete' Animation Type, which allows for transitions without the above problem.
https://drafts.csswg.org/css-display-3/#visibility

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Is there a reason for not using 'discrete' for 'content-visibility'?

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Start with the CSS Containment Level 2 definition of content-visibility and its Animation Type, then compare the CSS Display visibility definition and the two linked live DOM viewer examples. Determine whether a discrete animation type addresses the hidden=until-found transition behavior; done means the specification discussion reaches a documented decision.

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css
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web-dev
Issue type
Feature
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5/5
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