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Comment by hunvreus

3 days ago

Yeah, I looked into it but wanted to avoid adding plugins.

I already do a bit of (simple) focusing here and there, so it shouldn't leave the focus on the background:

https://github.com/hunvreus/basecoat/blob/main/src/js/dialog...

But more complex scenario require you to be specific about the field you want to see focused. I was thinking about allowing you designate the field to focus on.

What would you suggest?

Why aren't you just using the built-in dialog element that already handles this?

  • <dialog> is kind of a PITA to style (backdrop, transitions, etc), and doesn't really solve any of the tough problems with dialogs (e.g. locking scrolling).

    I tried really hard to use <dialog> and popover but didn't succeed. Maybe somebody more skilled can make it happen.