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TetraLogical @tetralogical.com · 12h

We've created a tool called the "Screen reader support look up tables" designed to help people quickly check how screen readers interpret HTML elements and attributes across multiple combinations of browser and screen reader.

HTML/SR Support lookup

tetralogical.github.io

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Bramus @bram.us · 12h

A lot has happened since Chrome shipped Same-Document View Transitions in 2023.

In 2024 we shipped Cross-Document VTs, added refinements such as `view-transition-class` and VT Types, and also welcomed Safari in adding VT support.

And this year … well, I wrote a post summing it all up.

What's new in view transitions (2025 update) | Blog | Chrome for Developers

An overview of what changed for View Transitions in 2025

developer.chrome.com

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Patrick Brosset @patrickbrosset.com · 1d

Manhattan this morning.

Person crossing the street. We only see a blurry figure as the street is filled with smoke coming from the underground. Traffic lights seen in background.

Person walking on sidewalk early morning. Black figure as the light is coming from behind the person, from traffic light.

Seagull flying against an orange sun rise sky. The Brooklyn bridge can be seen, out of focus, in the background.

Panorama photo of the Brooklyn bridge at sunrise.

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Jake Archibald @jakearchibald.com · 1d

Folks who want to see JPEG-XL supported in more browsers, what is it about the format that attracts you to its use on the web?

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Patrick Brosset @patrickbrosset.com · 1d

I’m hungry now.

Patrick Brosset @patrickbrosset.com · 1d

Achievement unlocked!!

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Patrick Brosset @patrickbrosset.com · 1d

Right!! Knowing that most slide decks are picture heavy with no text, speaker notes are really important.

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Patrick Brosset @patrickbrosset.com · 1d

I gave a lightning talk at yesterday’s @smashingconf.com Jam session on CSS masonry. Here are my slides.

In short: Masonry isn’t only for Pinterest-style layouts, doing Masonry on the web today is hard, but built-in Masonry support is coming to browsers very soon!

Patrick - Talks

Talks

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Adam Argyle @nerdy.dev · 5d

just deployed to gradient.style
- better import design
- more resilient parser (understands more syntax)
- supports multi-layered gradient imports

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Ana Tudor @anatudor.bsky.social · 7d

DevTools wish: to be able to easily disable individual items in value lists. For example, one-click disable of a background layer, but not other background layers too.

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Patrick Brosset @patrickbrosset.com · 7d

@stefanjudis.com's newsletter comes to mind immediately. But @frontendfocus.bsky.social too.

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Patrick Brosset @patrickbrosset.com · 7d

Based on last year's State of HTML, 60% of web developers find it challenging to keep informed of new web platform features, which I can definitely understand.

At the same time, I keep seeing newsletters and blogs that seem to be doing a great job at it.

What's missing for you?

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Patrick Brosset @patrickbrosset.com · 7d

I have Copilot in VSCode, but I only use as a smarter auto-complete. I've never used it to generate entire scripts or css or html, and I wouldn't trust it to do so.
But as an autocomplete/intellisense, it's really good because it gets your context way better than normal autocomplete.

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Scary Mary Branscombe @marypcbuk.bsky.social · 8d

James and Simon talked me through how WPT works, the integration challenges and how much work the older test suites were; @patrickbrosset.com reminded me of how Microsoft and Google helped jumpstart test262 and @foolip.org explained how much WPT changed Chromium culture when Google joined in too

How a Shared Test Suite Fixed the Web’s Biggest Problems

The story of Web Platform Tests (WPT), the collaborative test suite that transformed the web from an inconsistent platform into a stable one.

thenewstack.io

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Patrick Brosset @patrickbrosset.com · 8d

Oh and, @smashingconf.com is a really cool conference by the way. The team is awesome, and the speaker line-up for next week is incredible.

Microsoft Edge is super happy to be a partner once again.

Check it out: smashingconf.com/ny-2025

The SmashingConf New York promotional card, which says: In partnership with Microsoft Edge.

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Patrick Brosset @patrickbrosset.com · 8d

Excited to attend @smashingconf.com next week in New York 🗽.
I'll also be giving a lightning talk (at the Jam Session) about .... CSS MASONRY!! Yay!

smashingconf.com/ny-2025/jam-...

Jam Session — New York 2025, October 6–9.

The night before the conference kicks off, we’re hosting Jam Session, with a few snacks, drinks and lightning talks from your fellow attendees! We hope you’ll join us to connect with each other ahead ...

smashingconf.com

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Open Web Docs @openwebdocs.front-end.social.ap.brid.gy · 8d

We're happy to share that @sovtechfund invests in Web Security and Privacy Documentation!

Over the coming year, Open Web Docs will be working on creating and updating Security and Privacy documentation for web developers on @mdn.

Full announcement […]

Original post on front-end.social

front-end.social

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Patrick Brosset @patrickbrosset.com · 8d

Did you know that AVIF (the AV1 Image File Format) was supported in all the major browsers (Firefox, Safari, Chrome/Edge)?
This has been the case for almost 2 years at this point.

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Patrick Brosset @patrickbrosset.com · 8d

Thank you so much!
I had filed this issue for it: github.com/mdn/browser-...
Feel free to mark your PR as fixing this.

api.PerformancePaintTiming - The `first-paint` and `first-contentful-paint` entries do work on Chromium · Issue #28052 · mdn/browser-compat-data

What type of issue is this? Incorrect support data. What information was incorrect, unhelpful, or incomplete? BCD says that the first-paint and first-contentful-paint entries of the PerformancePain...

github.com

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Patrick Brosset @patrickbrosset.com · 8d

@tunetheweb.com MDN says that the first-paint and first-contentful-paint entries of the PerformancePaintAPI aren't supported on Chromium unless you set the soft navigation flag.
It's weird because patrickbrosset.com/lab/paint-pe... seems to work in Chrome/Edge without a flag.
Is MDN out of date?

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Jake Archibald @jakearchibald.com · 9d

Web component folks: A common feature with request is to "inherit from a button". If that's something you want, which specific button behaviours is it you want to inherit? Why is putting a button in the shadow root not the answer?

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Cory LaViska @cory.laviska.com · 14d

So much for a soft launch…the cat's out of the bag. I just hope it doesn't get my mascot. 😅

quietui.org 🐭

Built from scratch, I've released my personal creative outlet under a source-available license for folks to use and learn from.

I’d love to hear what you think!

Quiet UI

A UI library for the Web with a focus on accessibility, longevity, performance, and simplicity.

quietui.org

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Patrick Brosset @patrickbrosset.com · 14d

📢 The Interop 2026 proposal window is closing later today!

122 proposals have been created: github.com/web-platform...

Is anything missing from that list? Are there critical building blocks of the web which you need to work the same in all browsers?

If so, add it, or vote for it with a 👍!

web-platform-tests/interop

web-platform-tests Interop project. Contribute to web-platform-tests/interop development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

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Patrick Brosset @patrickbrosset.com · 14d

I so hope this font has a melting variable axis!

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Stef Walter @stephaniewalter.bsky.social · 14d

Welcome to another episode of unreadable but very fun fonts. Let me introduce you to Swiss Cheese Mono.
The perfect font, for people who tend to send "cheese" instead of "cheers" at the end of their emails.
www.heirloomagency.com/store/p/swis...

Created by Rob Meyerson.

Illustration with yellow block letters on a blue background spelling Introducing Swiss Cheese Mono in a playful font with circular cutouts resembling Swiss cheese.

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