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[selectors-4] Introduce :popovertarget-open pseudo class

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Description

Looks like :popover-open is landing, but it only applies to the popover element itself.
We also need a way to style the Trigger element for the popover element when the popover element is open.

consider the following:

<button popovertarget="my-popover">Open Popover</button>
...
<div popover id="my-popover">Greetings, one and all!</div>

I would like a way to style the button when the popover is open.
This would need to apply to all elements that have the same 'popovertarget'
Ex.

<button popovertarget="my-popover">Open Popover</button>
...
<div popover id="my-popover">Greetings, one and all!</div>
...
<button popovertarget="my-popover">Open Popover From another button</button>

It would be ideal to have something like:

button:popovertarget-open {
   ...
}

Thanks

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Research direction

Start by comparing the requested selector with the existing :popover-open behavior and the HTML examples in this issue. Determine the intended behavior when multiple elements share a popovertarget, including which triggers match while the popover is open. Done means the pseudo-class proposal has defined semantics and corresponding CSSWG specification changes.

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Assessment

Tech stack
css
Domain
frontend, web-dev
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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