highlightsFromPoint API #394
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from: Microsoft
Proposed, edited, or co-edited by Microsoft.
topic: css
Spec relates to CSS (Cascading Style Sheets)
topic: web apis
Spec relates to web APIs (entry points for script)
venue: Edge Explainers
Proposal exists in the Microsoft Edge Explainers repo
WebKittens
No response
Title of the proposal
highlightsFromPoint API
URL to the spec
Spec is in progress - please see the explainer
URL to the spec's repository
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Issue Tracker URL
No response
Explainer URL
https://github.com/MicrosoftEdge/MSEdgeExplainers/blob/main/highlight/HighlightsFromPointsExplainer.md
TAG Design Review URL
TAG Design Review is in progress
Mozilla standards-positions issue URL
mozilla/standards-positions#1068
WebKit Bugzilla URL
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Radar URL
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Description
Highlights visually distinguish specific ranges within a document, such as comments, search results, or spelling errors. As web features become more complex, developers face challenges in efficiently managing overlapping highlights, handling highlights within shadow DOM while maintaining encapsulation, and ensuring optimal performance.
The
highlightsFromPoint
API is designed to address these challenges, providing developers with better methods to manage highlighted content effectively.Relevant discussions:
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