23401 2013-09-30 18:47:34 +0000 dialog::backdrop should be visible by default 2014-01-16 15:11:12 +0000 1 1 1 Unclassified HTML WG HTML5 spec unspecified PC All RESOLVED FIXED P2 normal --- 23298 1 eoconnor eoconnor falken ian mike public-html-admin public-html-wg-issue-tracking zcorpan public-html-bugzilla oldest_to_newest 94030 0 eoconnor 2013-09-30 18:47:34 +0000 +++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #23298 +++ The suggested UA style sheet[1] has: dialog::backdrop { background: rgba(0,0,0,0.1); } So by default, the backdrop has height and width 0. I suspect most use cases of a modal dialog want a visible backdrop. Those authors will have to add something like: dialog::backdrop { position: fixed; top: 0; bottom: 0; left: 0; right: 0; } which is a bit cumbersome. How about adding such style to the suggested style sheet? [1] http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/multipage/rendering.html#flow-content-1 94031 1 sideshowbarker+gitzilla 2013-09-30 18:49:29 +0000 Commit pushed to master at https://github.com/w3c/html https://github.com/w3c/html/commit/c7405508a1d75aaecbc5c865b051e84eb8f5cd3c [Bug 23401] r8197: Position <dialog>'s backdrop. 94032 2 eoconnor 2013-09-30 18:50:08 +0000 EDITOR'S RESPONSE: This is an Editor's Response to your comment. If you are satisfied with this response, please change the state of this bug to CLOSED. If you have additional information and would like the Editor to reconsider, please reopen this bug. If you would like to escalate the issue to the full HTML Working Group, please add the TrackerRequest keyword to this bug, and suggest title and text for the Tracker Issue; or you may create a Tracker Issue yourself, if you are able to do so. For more details, see this document: http://dev.w3.org/html5/decision-policy/decision-policy.html Status: Accepted Change Description: c740550 Rationale: Adopted WHATWG fix in r8197. 98602 3 sideshowbarker+gitzilla 2014-01-16 15:11:12 +0000 Commit pushed to CR at https://github.com/w3c/html https://github.com/w3c/html/commit/c7405508a1d75aaecbc5c865b051e84eb8f5cd3c [Bug 23401] r8197: Position <dialog>'s backdrop.