w3c / w3c/editing

Safari Desktop: position: relative on parent of empty text div makes content leak outside the text div.

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Description

Repro: https://w3c.github.io/editing/repros/496.html

All fine with normal input but composition input breaks it down.

Related: #497

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Research direction

Open the linked repro at https://w3c.github.io/editing/repros/496.html in Safari Desktop and compare normal input with composition input. Read related issue #497 for context. Done means the content no longer leaks outside the empty text div, with the behavior verified for both input modes.

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Assessment

Tech stack
html
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
32/100

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