No problem, thank you Mustaq! On Fri, Jun 19, 2026 at 12:37 PM Mustaq Ahmed <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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. Please list open issues (e.g. links to known github >>>>>>>> issues in the project for the feature specification) whose resolution >>>>>>>> may >>>>>>>> introduce web compat/interop risk (e.g., changing to naming or >>>>>>>> structure of >>>>>>>> the API in a non-backward-compatible way). >>>>>>>> *No information provided* >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> *Link to entry on the Chrome Platform Status* >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> https://chromestatus.com/feature/6631012282007552?gate=5864164607262720 >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> 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/6a3169e4.9a65a9ce.314fea.0299.GAE%40google.com >>>>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/6a3169e4.9a65a9ce.314fea.0299.GAE%40google.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>>>>> . >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>> 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/9807a897-2c36-4ce5-8e1e-244f92f33139n%40chromium.org >>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/9807a897-2c36-4ce5-8e1e-244f92f33139n%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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