1562561 - Don't expose Shadow DOM nodes via Selection API

Status: NEW

(Core :: DOM: Selection, enhancement, P3)

Comment 1

[Mirko Brodesser (:mbrodesser) -- not reading bugmails currently]

Attachment: Bug 1562561: part 1) Test Selection API when selecting only nodes in Shadow DOM.

Ensure:

• Shadow nodes can be selected.
• Shadow nodes are not exposed.
• Selections of shadow nodes can be deleted.

Comment 2

[Kagami Rosylight [:saschanaz] (they/them)]

Taking it if you don't mind 😁

Comment 3

[Mirko Brodesser (:mbrodesser) -- not reading bugmails currently]

Sure, thank you. I suggest trying to solve this in small steps. My gut feeling is, this is requires non-trivial changes.

Comment 4

[Kagami Rosylight [:saschanaz] (they/them)]

Unfortunately not in my short term plan, maybe H2?

Comment 6

[weizmangal]

Hi folks, thanks again for your hard work.
Is there any update on this by any chance in terms of short term capacity for this issue?
Was just wondering, still very interested in getting this fixed.
Thank you either way!

Comment 7

[Alex Jakobi [:ajakobi]]

(In reply to Mirko Brodesser (:mbrodesser-Igalia) from comment #1)

Ensure:

• Shadow nodes can be selected.

Do I understand correctly that this is a requirement to be implemented with this fix and there currently Shadow nodes cannot be selected?

Comment 8

[Mirko Brodesser (:mbrodesser) -- not reading bugmails currently]

(In reply to Alex Jakobi [:ajakobi] from comment #7)

(In reply to Mirko Brodesser (:mbrodesser-Igalia) from comment #1)

Ensure:

• Shadow nodes can be selected.

Do I understand correctly that this is a requirement to be implemented with this fix

Yes. End-uses should be able to select text in shadow-nodes with their cursor/mouse.

and there currently Shadow nodes cannot be selected?

At least in some cases they can be selected, don't know if in all. That functionality needs to be preserved for end-users.