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[selectors] Should :active apply to dialogs?

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Description

Now that we have :modal, we have the situation where there can be multiple open modal dialogs, but only one of them can be considered active at a time. Should we distinguish the active modal dialog with the :active selector?

e.g. The currently active modal dialog can be selected via :modal:active.

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Start by reading the issue discussion and the existing definitions of :modal and :active in the CSS selector specifications. Determine whether an active modal should be distinguishable with :modal:active, and consider the selector semantics and interoperability implications before proposing a resolution.

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Tech stack
css
Domain
frontend, web-dev
Issue type
Feature
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5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
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Stale
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Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
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