Re: Unprefixed CSS and DOM properties (across browser vendors)

[Jet Villegas]

This is the bug I filed to capture the unprefix list:
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=775235

Having our dev-tools alert for deprecated syntax would be very helpful. +cc
dev-developer-tools for feedback.

--Jet

On Wed, Jul 15, 2015 at 10:05 PM, Karl Dubost <kdu...@mozilla.com> wrote:

> Hello,
> (mostly for people of DOM and CSS)
>
> tl;dr: A list of unprefixed properties where the prefixed version has been
> dropped.
>
> Context:
>
> A feature has 4 states (or at least my impression):
>
> 1. No support
> 2. prefixed only support (MozFoo and -moz-bar)
> 3. prefixed and unprefixed support (MozFoo, Foo, -moz-bar and bar)
> 4. unprefixed only support (Foo and bar)
>
> For Web Compatibility, dropping the unprefixed version may create issues
> (See the recent issue with -moz-gradient).
>
> I would love to know if we have an "always up to date" list features state
> for Firefox/Gecko. Both caniuse and MDN are giving the information on when
> the prefixless version has been introduced but never when/if the prefix has
> been dropped.
>
>
> Why is it interesting?
>
> Given the current state of the Chinese and Japanese Web, some prefixes
> seem impossible to drop both for Mozilla, but also other browser vendors.
> Having the list of the current state could help us to send the right
> message to Web developers on
> 1. adding prefixless versions to their code
> 2. sometimes to remove the prefixed version of their code (more
> difficult because of old mobile devices).
>
>
>
> PS: I want to know that for WebKit, Blink and Edge too. I will ask around.
>
> --
> Karl Dubost, Mozilla
> http://www.la-grange.net/karl/moz
>
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