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[cssom-view] Option to set a maximum amount of scrolling for behavior:smooth

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Description

This is about scrollIntoView usage.
In a use-case of mine I wanted to override a smooth scrolling behavior to instant if the amount to be scrolled was bigger than a certain amount of pixels. This is to avoid visual glitches and unnecessary processing. I ended up doing it myself with javascript: Basically check how much the scrolling would be and if it goes beyond a limit then set behavior to instant, otherwise let it be smooth. A new argument to scrollIntoView could be introduced to set a number to specify this. I'm not sure if this is already something that happens internally, so this might not be necessary with sane defaults.

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Start with the CSSOM View specification's scrollIntoView definition and the issue's proposed maximum-scroll amount for smooth behavior. Determine whether the proposed option is needed and define the expected switch between smooth and instant scrolling; done means the behavior and API change are specified clearly enough for implementation.

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Assessment

Tech stack
css, javascript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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