Imagine a world in which the default form controls on the web did not suck. Picture it in your mind... In this world, the controls' styling:
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The benefit here, in case it isn't clear, is to undercut the usual arguments against customisation (which are real): that userspace components are bad at a11y, heavyweight, etc. They don't *have* to be, but we force that by keeping <input> a welded-shut disaster
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agreed - I have a high level doc that goes over this. We're assessing the overall impact and team priorities at the moment, but if we do decide to tackle this I'd value your input. And yes, the story on the web for controls currently sucks, but it doesn't have to :)
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I'm super excited about what WebAssembly, Houdini, and AOM will allow. But practical use still feels so far away though
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with matching OS styles because the web has the power to look and be consistent on all OSs. Agree
on the need for better controls. I have been making websites for long time and now work on a browser and still need to check CSS tricks on how to style checkboxes.