Add controls attribute to img#12151
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Add a new `controls` attribute to `img` that allows the user agent to add interactive user interface over the image.
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Looks good, nice! You also need to update img in the element index.
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@yoelhawa can you update this PR so there's an open issue with a pointer to #12318 as suggested by @zcorpan? You want to use |
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There was discussion in w3c/html-aam#601 about how this impacts the a11y exposure. It seems solvable to me, but should it block landing this? What's the a11y mapping in WebKit? |
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Left a comment there about WebKit's a11y implementation. I agree that this seems easily solvable. |
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Add a new
controlsattribute toimgthat allows the user agent to add interactive user interface over the image.Fixes #11856.
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