LGTM1 assuming no surprises on the naming front. On Thu, Feb 19, 2026 at 5:41 PM Vladimir Levin <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > On Thu, Feb 19, 2026 at 11:00 AM Yoav Weiss (@Shopify) < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> On Thursday, February 19, 2026 at 2:01:57 PM UTC+1 Steve Kobes wrote: >> >> *Contact emails* >> [email protected], [email protected] >> >> *Explainer* >> https://github.com/WICG/view-transitions/blob/main/scoped-transitions.md >> >> *Specification* >> https://drafts.csswg.org/css-view-transitions-2 >> >> *Design docs* >> https://github.com/WICG/view-transitions/blob/main/scoped-transitions.md >> >> *Summary* >> Exposes element.startViewTransition() on arbitrary HTML elements. The >> element establishes a scope for the transition, which means that the >> transition pseudo-elements are affected by ancestor clips and transforms, >> and multiple transitions on separate elements can run concurrently. >> >> *Blink component* >> Blink>CSS >> <https://issues.chromium.org/issues?q=customfield1222907:%22Blink%3ECSS%22> >> >> *Web Feature ID* >> view-transitions-element-scoped >> <https://webstatus.dev/features/view-transitions-element-scoped> >> >> *Motivation* >> View transitions are currently a "global" document-level concept, which >> means components cannot use transitions without sacrificing composability. >> For more details, see the explainer. >> >> *Initial public proposal* >> https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/issues/9890 >> >> *TAG review* >> https://github.com/w3ctag/design-reviews/issues/1188 >> >> *TAG review status* >> Issues addressed >> >> *Risks* >> >> >> *Interoperability and Compatibility* >> No compatibility risk as this is a new API. Some interoperability risk >> due to lack of signals from other browsers. See requests for standards >> positions from WebKit / Firefox below. >> >> *Gecko*: No signal (https://github.com/mozilla/standards-positions/ >> issues/1352) >> >> *WebKit*: No signal (https://github.com/WebKit/standards-positions/ >> issues/611) >> >> *Web developers*: Positive (https://github.com/ >> w3c/csswg-drafts/issues/9890#issuecomment-1927179371) Top feature >> request from surveyed web authors re. "what is missing from View >> Transitions". >> >> *Other signals*: "I'm salivating." - https://bsky.app/profile/ >> samwho.dev/post/3mf52aozscc24 >> >> *Ergonomics* >> None. >> >> *Activation* >> None. >> >> *Security* >> Scoped view transitions introduces no new security risks. Security >> considerations applicable to view transitions in general are described at: >> https://www.w3.org/TR/css-view-transitions/#sec Scoped view transitions >> are only for same-document (SPA) transitions, and do not affect >> cross-document (MPA) transitions. >> >> *WebView application risks* >> >> None. This feature does not deprecate or change behavior of existing APIs. >> >> >> *Debuggability* >> DevTools supports inspecting the transition pseudo-tree and pausing / >> scrubbing the transition animations from the Animations tab. These features >> work in the same way for both document-scoped and element-scoped view >> transitions. >> >> *Will this feature be supported on all six Blink platforms (Windows, Mac, >> Linux, ChromeOS, Android, and Android WebView)?* >> Yes >> Supported on all Blink platforms. >> >> *Is this feature fully tested by web-platform-tests >> <https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/main/docs/testing/web_platform_tests.md>?* >> Yes >> WPT directory: css/css-view-transitions/scoped Dashboard link: >> https://wpt.fyi/results/css/css-view-transitions/ >> scoped?label=experimental&label=master&aligned >> >> *DevTrial instructions* >> https://github.com/WICG/view-transitions/blob/main/scoped- >> transitions.md#how-to-use >> >> *Flag name on about://flags* >> enable-experimental-web-platform-features >> >> *Finch feature name* >> ScopedViewTransitions >> >> *Rollout plan* >> Will ship enabled for all users >> >> *Requires code in //chrome?* >> False >> >> *Tracking bug* >> https://issues.chromium.org/issues/394052227 >> >> *Measurement* >> Usage is measured by the web feature "ViewTransitionsElementScoped": >> https://chromestatus.com/metrics/webfeature/timeline/popularity/281 >> >> *Estimated milestones* >> Shipping on desktop147DevTrial on desktop140Shipping on Android147DevTrial >> on Android140Shipping on WebView147 >> >> *Anticipated spec changes* >> >> There is an issue open for the CSS WG to resolve on the name of the >> containment API, which is currently "view-transition-scope: auto": >> https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/issues/13123 >> >> >> Hmm, how long would it take to paint this particular bikeshed? Is there a >> risk of bake-in name-wise? >> > > We're hopeful that this issue will be discussed at next week's CSSWG > telecon. I also don't foresee this being contentious. > > Thanks! > Vlad > > >> >> >> *Link to entry on the Chrome Platform Status* >> https://chromestatus.com/feature/5109852273377280?gate=6229325701185536 >> >> *Links to previous Intent discussions* >> Intent to Prototype: https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/ >> msgid/blink-dev/67abaada.2b0a0220.1b0c0.01f4.GAE%40google.com >> Ready for Trial: https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/g/blink- >> dev/c/kafnCyjDMrw/m/4XkuFmk7BgAJ >> >> >> This intent message was generated by Chrome Platform Status >> <https://chromestatus.com/>. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "blink-dev" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion visit >> https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/33f1cba2-5e18-42d0-a48a-576ed148239fn%40chromium.org >> <https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/33f1cba2-5e18-42d0-a48a-576ed148239fn%40chromium.org?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "blink-dev" group. 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