Add reference target#10995

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Commits on Jun 3, 2025

Add the concept of an event source.
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Commits on May 1, 2026

Define source on command event
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Commits on May 18, 2026

Add shadowrootreferencetarget attribute to template, plumb it through to shadow creation
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Begin exploring how to specify what effect referenceTarget has.

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Use 'reference target' internal definition on Shadow instead of IDL property
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Implicit label association accounts for reference target
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Don't directly nest <ol>s
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Actually return the resolved reference target from labeled control algo
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Add a section about multiple element reference attributes

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Update HTMLLabelElement control and form properties
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Update the HTMLInputElement.list attribute
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Update headers property
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Update form association
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Define headers and list attributes in terms of element reference attribute concepts.

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Update output-for and popover, and reword definitions

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Update itemref attribute
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Update attributes table
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Add notes an examples in the Element reference attributes section, and make some tweaks in the Reflection section

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A few more minor tweaks

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Address Anne's review comments

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Split attr-associated elements into two different algorithms: resolved attr target element(s) and unresolved attr target element(s)

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Fix a couple bits of feedback that were missed and clean up some formatting.
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Commits on May 19, 2026

Merge branch 'define-source-on-command-event-on-alice-branch' into dandclark/reference-target
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Commits on May 20, 2026

Address most of Anne's feedback
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Commits on May 21, 2026

Align getHTML serialization order with ordering in DOM spec (before custom element registry)
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Commits on May 26, 2026