Thanks Rick! I requested a web feature ID at web-features/issues/4100 <https://github.com/web-platform-dx/web-features/issues/4100> already. I thought I added the link somewhere on the Chromestatus page, sorry!
On Fri, Jun 19, 2026 at 12:29 PM Rick Byers <[email protected]> wrote: > Chromestatus warned me there is no response to the web feature question. > Reading the guidance > <https://github.com/web-platform-dx/web-features/blob/main/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md#hints-for-distinguishing-features>, > I think probably you should request a new web feature ID for this, WDYT? > > > On Fri, Jun 19, 2026 at 12:25 PM Rick Byers <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Great, LGTM1 >> >> On Thu, Jun 18, 2026 at 4:59 PM Mustaq Ahmed <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> On Wed, Jun 17, 2026 at 11:23 AM Rick Byers <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Happy to see this ship (after apparently dropping the ball on it myself >>>> <https://github.com/w3c/pointerevents/issues/587#issuecomment-3740724369> >>>> over a decade ago)! >>>> >>>> Shouldn't there at least be a WPT for the existence of the `momentum` >>>> (i.e. in the IDL tests for WheelEvent)? >>>> >>> >>> Yes, we have a test already for idl coverage, thanks for the catch! I >>> updated the chromestatus entry to mention this: >>> pointerevents/idlharness.https.window.html >>> <https://wpt.fyi/results/pointerevents/idlharness.https.window.html?label=experimental&label=master&aligned> >>> (see >>> "attribute momentum"). >>> >>> Ideally there'd also be a test that verifies the bool gets plumbed >>>> through, i,.e. by extending webdriver wheel actions. Might web developers >>>> need that for proper automated testing of these advanced scrolling UX? Can >>>> you at least file a bug to track the missing automation here? I'm OK not >>>> blocking shipping on that if you prefer. >>>> >>> >>> I filed this feature request for TestDriver: >>> web-platform-tests/wpt/issues/60724 >>> <https://github.com/web-platform-tests/wpt/issues/60724> >>> >>> >>>> Rick >>>> >>>> On Wed, Jun 17, 2026 at 11:17 AM Yoav Weiss (@Shopify) < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Is it possible to share an explainer (even an inline one) RE the use >>>>> cases for this and how we expect developers to use this? >>>>> >>>> >>> A custom scroll curve that decays faster during the momentum phase comes >>> to mind. I believe we can review web developers' comments about it to >>> find more use cases (for context, this feature appears in the top third >>> of the spec-reactions >>> <https://foolip.github.io/spec-reactions/#:~:text=w3c/pointerevents%23587> >>> dashboard). Unfortunately, I'll need some time before I can complete a >>> useful demo. >>> >>> >>>> >>>>> On Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at 9:56:47 PM UTC+2 Mustaq Ahmed wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, Jun 16, 2026 at 3:32 PM Mike Taylor <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 6/16/26 11:21 a.m., Chromestatus wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *Contact emails* >>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *Specification* >>>>>>> https://w3c.github.io/pointerevents/#dom-wheelevent-momentum >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *Summary* >>>>>>> The wheel events on many native platforms simulate scrolling >>>>>>> inertia: the events continue to fire for a while after the user has >>>>>>> lifted >>>>>>> the finger from the trackpad after a fling interaction. This feature >>>>>>> exposes a momentum attribute in wheel events which is true only for >>>>>>> those >>>>>>> simulated events, differentiating them from the events fired during the >>>>>>> physical scroll interaction. This lets web developers ignore fling >>>>>>> events >>>>>>> or customize rich fling effects. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *Blink component* >>>>>>> Blink>Input >>>>>>> <https://issues.chromium.org/issues?q=customfield1222907:%22Blink%3EInput%22> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *Web Feature ID* >>>>>>> Missing feature >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *Motivation* >>>>>>> *No information provided* >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *Initial public proposal* >>>>>>> *No information provided* >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *TAG review* >>>>>>> This feature is too small and non-controversial to justify a TAG >>>>>>> review. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *TAG review status* >>>>>>> Not applicable >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *Goals for experimentation* >>>>>>> None >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *Risks* >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *Interoperability and Compatibility* >>>>>>> *No information provided* >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *Gecko*: Positive ( >>>>>>> https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-pointer-events/2026JanMar/0148.html#:~:text=smaug%3A%20just%20having%20a%20flag%20should%20be%20easy.%20we%27ll%20just%20have%20to%20do%20%0Asomething%20on%20linux) >>>>>>> Supported >>>>>>> the feature during PEWG meeting on 2026-03-11. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *WebKit*: No signal >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Can we file real vendor position issues for Gecko and WebKit (but, >>>>>>> nice to see the comments from Olli)? >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Filed standard position requests: >>>>>> https://github.com/mozilla/standards-positions/issues/1425 and >>>>>> https://github.com/WebKit/standards-positions/issues/688 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> *Web developers*: Positive ( >>>>>>> https://github.com/w3c/pointerevents/issues/587) See the dev >>>>>>> discussion and also many thumbs-up emojis. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *Other signals*: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *WebView application risks* >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Does this intent deprecate or change behavior of existing APIs, such >>>>>>> that it has potentially high risk for Android WebView-based >>>>>>> applications? >>>>>>> *No information provided* >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *Debuggability* >>>>>>> *No information provided* >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *Will this feature be supported on all six Blink platforms (Windows, >>>>>>> Mac, Linux, ChromeOS, Android, and Android WebView)?* >>>>>>> No >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *Is this feature fully tested by web-platform-tests >>>>>>> <https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/main/docs/testing/web_platform_tests.md>?* >>>>>>> No >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *Flag name on about://flags* >>>>>>> *No information provided* >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *Finch feature name* >>>>>>> WheelEventMomentum >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *Rollout plan* >>>>>>> Will ship enabled for all users >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *Requires code in //chrome?* >>>>>>> False >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *Tracking bug* >>>>>>> https://crbug.com/40704952 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *Estimated milestones* >>>>>>> Shipping on desktop 151 >>>>>>> Shipping on Android 151 >>>>>>> Shipping on WebView 151 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *Anticipated spec changes* >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Open questions about a feature may be a source of future web compat >>>>>>> or interop issues. 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