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Subpixel rendering is sensitive information
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Expand Up @@ -4036,6 +4036,14 @@ a.setAttribute('href', 'https://example.com/'); // change the content attribute
<li>The <dfn data-x-href="https://drafts.csswg.org/css-text/#propdef-word-spacing">'word-spacing'</dfn> property</li>
</ul>

<p>The following features are defined in <cite>CSS Transforms</cite>: <ref>CSSTRANSFORMS</ref></p>

<ul class="brief">
<li>The <dfn data-x-href="https://drafts.csswg.org/css-transforms/#transform-property">'transform'</dfn> property</li>
<li>The <dfn data-x-href="https://drafts.csswg.org/css-transforms/#transform-origin-property">'transform-origin'</dfn> property</li>
<li>The <dfn data-x-href="https://drafts.csswg.org/css-transforms/#transformation-matrix">transformation matrix</dfn></li>
</ul>

<p>The following features are defined in <cite>CSS Writing Modes</cite>: <ref>CSSWM</ref></p>

<ul class="brief">
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<dd><span>Global attributes</span></dd>
<dd><code data-x="attr-canvas-width">width</code></dd>
<dd><code data-x="attr-canvas-height">height</code></dd>
<dd><code data-x="attr-canvas-layoutsubtree">layoutsubtree</code></dd>
<dt><span
data-x="concept-element-accessibility-considerations">Accessibility considerations</span>:</dt>
<dd><a href="https://w3c.github.io/html-aria/#el-canvas">For authors</a>.</dd>
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USVString <span data-x="dom-canvas-toDataURL">toDataURL</span>(optional DOMString type = "image/png", optional any quality);
undefined <span data-x="dom-canvas-toBlob">toBlob</span>(<span>BlobCallback</span> _callback, optional DOMString type = "image/png", optional any quality);
<span>OffscreenCanvas</span> <span data-x="dom-canvas-transferControlToOffscreen">transferControlToOffscreen</span>();

[<span>CEReactions</span>, <span data-x="xattr-Reflect">Reflect</span>] attribute boolean <dfn data-x="dom-canvas-layoutSubtree">layoutSubtree</dfn>;
<span>DOMMatrix</span> <span data-x="dom-canvas-getElementTransform">getElementTransform</span>(Element element, <span>DOMMatrix</span> drawTransform);
};

callback <dfn callback>BlobCallback</dfn> = undefined (<span>Blob</span>? blob);</code></pre>
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<p>The user agent must use a square pixel density consisting of one pixel of image data per
coordinate space unit for the bitmaps of a <code>canvas</code> and its rendering contexts.</p>

<p>The <dfn element-attr for="canvas"><code
data-x="attr-canvas-layoutsubtree">layoutsubtree</code></dfn> attribute is a <span>boolean
attribute</span>. If present, <span data-x="concept-tree-child">children</span> of the
<code>canvas</code> element are laid out, so that they can be drawn using <code
data-x="dom-context-2d-drawElementImage">drawElementImage()</code>.</p>

<p class="note">A <code>canvas</code> element can be sized arbitrarily by a style sheet, its
bitmap is then subject to the <span>'object-fit'</span> CSS property.</p>

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the same defaults.</p>
</div>

<div algorithm>
<p><code>HTMLCanvasElement</code>'s <dfn method for="HTMLCanvasElement"><code
data-x="dom-canvas-getElementTransform">getElementTransform(<var>element</var>,
<var>drawTransform</var>)</code></dfn> method steps are to <span>get element transform</span>
with <span>this</span>, <var>element</var>, and <var>drawTransform</var>.</p>
</div>

<div algorithm>
<p>To <dfn>get element transform</dfn> with an <code>HTMLCanvasElement</code> <var>canvas</var>,
an element <var>element</var>, and a transformation matrix <var>T<sub>draw</sub></var>:</p>

<ol>
<li><p>Let <var>T<sub>origin</sub></var> be a translation matrix corresponding to the
<span>computed value</span> of the <span>'transform-origin'</span> property of
<var>element</var>.</p></li>

<li><p>Let <var>T<sub>scale</sub></var> be a scaling matrix corresponding to the scale difference
between <span data-x="'px'">CSS pixels</span> and <var>canvas</var>'s backing store's
pixels.</p></li>

<li><p>Return a <code>DOMMatrix</code> initialized to
<var>T<sub>origin</sub></var><sup>-1</sup>&sdot;<var>T<sub>scale</sub></var><sup>-1</sup>&sdot;<var>T<sub>draw</sub></var>&sdot;<var>T<sub>scale</sub></var>&sdot;<var>T<sub>origin</sub></var>.</p></li>
</ol>
</div>

</div>

<hr>
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<span>CanvasRenderingContext2D</span> includes <span>CanvasDrawPath</span>;
<span>CanvasRenderingContext2D</span> includes <span>CanvasUserInterface</span>;
<span>CanvasRenderingContext2D</span> includes <span>CanvasText</span>;
<span>CanvasRenderingContext2D</span> includes <span>CanvasDrawElementImage</span>;
<span>CanvasRenderingContext2D</span> includes <span>CanvasDrawImage</span>;
<span>CanvasRenderingContext2D</span> includes <span>CanvasImageData</span>;
<span>CanvasRenderingContext2D</span> includes <span>CanvasPathDrawingStyles</span>;
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<span>TextMetrics</span> <span data-x="dom-context-2d-measureText">measureText</span>(DOMString text);
};

interface mixin <dfn interface>CanvasDrawElementImage</dfn> {
// drawing elements
<span>DOMMatrix</span> <span data-x="dom-context-2d-drawElementImage">drawElementImage</span>(<span>Element</span> element, unrestricted double dx, unrestricted double dy);
<span>DOMMatrix</span> <span data-x="dom-context-2d-drawElementImage">drawElementImage</span>(<span>Element</span> element, unrestricted double dx, unrestricted double dy, unrestricted double dw, unrestricted double dh);
};

interface mixin <dfn interface>CanvasDrawImage</dfn> {
// drawing images
undefined <span data-x="dom-context-2d-drawImage">drawImage</span>(<span>CanvasImageSource</span> image, unrestricted double dx, unrestricted double dy);
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</div>


<h6>Drawing elements</h6>

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<dl class="domintro">
<dt><code data-x=""><var>transform</var> = <var>context</var>.<span subdfn data-x="dom-context-2d-drawElementImage">drawElementImage</span>(<var>element</var>, <var>dx</var>, <var>dy</var>)</code></dt>
<dt><code data-x=""><var>transform</var> = <var>context</var>.<span data-x="dom-context-2d-drawElementImage">drawElementImage</span>(<var>element</var>, <var>dx</var>, <var>dy</var>, <var>dw</var>, <var>dh</var>)</code></dt>

<dd>
<p>Draws the given element onto the canvas. Throws a <code>TypeError</code> if the element isn't
a descendant of the canvas. Returns a transform that can be applied to the
<span>'transform'</span> property on element to align its location for hit testing with its
drawn location.</p>
</dd>
</dl>

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<p>Objects that implement the <code>CanvasDrawElementImage</code> interface have the <dfn method
for="CanvasDrawElementImage"><code
data-x="dom-context-2d-drawElementImage">drawElementImage()</code></dfn> method to draw
elements.</p>

<div algorithm>
<p>The <code data-x="dom-context-2d-drawElementImage">drawElementImage(element, x, y)</code> method,
when invoked, must <span>draw an element</span> with <span>this</span>, <var>element</var>,
<var>dx</var>, <var>dy</var>.</p>
</div>

<div algorithm>
<p>The <code data-x="dom-context-2d-drawElementImage">drawElementImage(element, x, y, w, h)</code>
method, when invoked, must <span>draw an element</span> with <span>this</span>,
<var>element</var>, <var>dx</var>, <var>dy</var>, <var>dw</var>, and <var>dh</var>.</p>
</div>

<div algorithm>
<p>To <dfn>draw an element</dfn>, with a <code>CanvasRenderingContext2D</code> <var>context</var>,
an element <var>element</var>, numbers <var>dx</var> and <var>dy</var>, and optional numbers
<var>dw</var> and <var>dh</var>:</p>

<ol>
<li><p>If <var>dx</var> or <var>dy</var> are infinite or NaN, then return.</p></li>

<li><p>If <var>dw</var> and <var>dh</var> are given and either are infinite or NaN, then
return.</p></li>

<li><p>Let <var>canvas</var> be the <code>canvas</code> element to which <var>context</var> is
bound.</p></li>

<li><p>If <var>element</var>'s <span>parent</span> is not <var>canvas</var>, then throw a
<code>TypeError</code>.</p></li>

<li><p>If <var>canvas</var> does not have a <code
data-x="attr-canvas-layoutsubtree">layoutsubtree</code> attribute specified, then throw a
<code>TypeError</code>.</p></li>

<li><p>Let <var>borderBox</var> be <var>element</var>'s <span>border box</span>.</p></li>

<li><p>Let <var>layoutWidth</var> and <var>layoutHeight</var> be the width and height of
<var>borderBox</var>, respectively.</p></li>

<li><p>If not given, <var>dw</var> and <var>dh</var> must default to the <var>layoutWidth</var>
and <var>layoutHeight</var>, respectively.</p></li>

<li><p>If either <var>dw</var> or <var>dh</var> are zero, then return.</p></li>

<li>
<p>Paint <var>element</var> to the specified rectangular area, ignoring <var>element</var>'s
<span>transformation matrix</span> and without using any <span>sensitive information</span>.
Instead, either paint nothing or use static information that is the same for all users.</p>

<p class="note">There is no requirement to synchronously rasterize into the backing store at
this point. As an optimization, implementations are free to instead store the information
required to rasterize later, as long as the difference is not observable.</p>
</li>

<li><p>Let <var>T<sub>draw</sub></var> be a copy of the <span>current transformation
matrix</span>.</p></li>

<li><p>Translate <var>T<sub>draw</sub></var> by (<var>dx</var>, <var>dy</var>).</p></li>

<li><p>Scale <var>T<sub>draw</sub></var> by (<var>dw</var> / <var>layoutWidth</var>,
<var>dh</var> / <var>layoutHeight</var>).</p></li>

<li><p>Return the result of <span>get element transform</span> with <var>context</var>'s
<code>canvas</code> element, <var>element</var>, and <var>T<sub>draw</sub></var>.</p></li>
</ol>
</div>

<p>When drawing elements to a <code>canvas</code>, <dfn export>sensitive information</dfn> is any
information that isn't otherwise observable to author code. When drawing, follow all of the rules
that apply below to ensure that <span>sensitive information</span> is not revealed:</p>

<dl>
<dt>All content
<dd>Do not use any <span>CORS-cross-origin</span> data.
<dd>Do not use user-configurable system colors, themes, or preferences. Instead use a default appearance that will be the same for all users on the given operating system.
<dd>Do not draw spelling or grammar markers.
<dd>Do not draw matching text from search-in-page.

<dt><span data-x="form-associated element">Form-associated elements</span>
<dd>Do not draw pending autofill suggestions.

<dt><code>a</code> and <code>area</code> elements
<dd>Do not use visited link information.
</dl>

</div>


<h6>Hit testing</h6>


<p>Descendants of a <code>canvas</code> element with the <code
data-x="attr-canvas-layoutsubtree">layoutsubtree</code> attribute specified participate in hit
testing.</p>


<div class="example" id="hitTestingExample">

<p>This example paints two elements with hit testing. Since all children are laid out at the
top left, the 'transform' CSS property is used to make their position for hit testing match
the drawn order. In order redraw when needed, for example if text is selected, a <code
data-x="">ResizeObserver</code> with the <code data-x="">fireOnEveryPaint</code> parameter is
used.</p>

<pre><code class="html">&lt;!doctype html>
&lt;meta charset="utf-8" />
&lt;title>Hit testing in canvas&lt;/title>

&lt;style>
canvas {
width: 720px;
height: 405px;
}
canvas > div {
background: white;
width: 300px;
height: 325px;
padding: 1em;
box-sizing: border-box;
}
canvas img {
max-width: 100%;
}
&lt;/style>

&lt;canvas layoutsubtree>
&lt;div id="left">
&lt;h1>Left side&lt;/h1>
&lt;p>Interactive content like &lt;a href="">links&lt;/a> work.
A long paragraph eventually breaks.&lt;/p>
&lt;/div>
&lt;div id="right">
&lt;h1>Right side&lt;/h1>
&lt;p>You wouldn't download a wolf:&lt;/p>
&lt;img src="wolf.jpg">&lt;/img>
&lt;/div>
&lt;/canvas>

&lt;script>
const canvas = document.querySelector('canvas');
const leftElm = document.getElementById('left');
const rightElm = document.getElementById('right');

const ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
function draw() {
ctx.reset();

ctx.fillStyle = '#e0e0dd';
ctx.fillRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);

let x = 40;
let y = 40;
let transform = ctx.drawElementImage(leftElm, x * devicePixelRatio, y * devicePixelRatio);
leftElm.style.transform = transform;

// purple circle goes in between the elements
ctx.fillStyle = 'purple';
ctx.beginPath();
ctx.arc(canvas.width / 2, canvas.height - 40, 140, 0, 2 * Math.PI);
ctx.fill();

x+= 340;
transform = ctx.drawElementImage(rightElm, x * devicePixelRatio, y * devicePixelRatio);
rightElm.style.transform = transform;
}

onload = () => {
const resizeObserver = new ResizeObserver(([entry]) => {
canvas.width = entry.devicePixelContentBoxSize[0].inlineSize;
canvas.height = entry.devicePixelContentBoxSize[0].blockSize;
draw();
});
resizeObserver.observe(canvas, {box: ['device-pixel-content-box'],
fireOnEveryPaint: true});
}
&lt;/script></code></pre>
</div>


<h6>Drawing images</h6>

<p>Objects that implement the <code>CanvasDrawImage</code> interface have the <dfn method
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<p>A <code>canvas</code> element that <span>represents</span> <span>embedded content</span> is
<span>expected</span> to be treated as a <span>replaced element</span>; the contents of such
elements are the element's bitmap, if any, or else a <span>transparent black</span> bitmap with
the same <span>natural dimensions</span> as the element. Other <code>canvas</code> elements are
<span>expected</span> to be treated as ordinary elements in the rendering model.</p>
the same <span>natural dimensions</span> as the element. A <code>canvas</code> element that
<span>represents</span> <span>embedded content</span> and has a <code
data-x="attr-canvas-layoutsubtree">layoutsubtree</code> attribute specified is additionally
<span>expected</span> to be treated as 👋replaced element with subtree layout👋, where children are
laid out but not rendered. Additionally, children are exposed to assistive technologies (ATs).</p>

<p class="XXX">This needs to be reconciled with the definition of <span
data-x="replaced element">replaced elements</span>, which says that the content of replaced
elements is not considered in the CSS formatting model.</p>

<p>Other <code>canvas</code> elements are <span>expected</span> to be treated as ordinary elements
in the rendering model.</p>

<p>An <code>object</code> element that <span>represents</span> an image, plugin, or its
<span>content navigable</span> is <span>expected</span> to be treated as a <span>replaced
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<pre><code class="css">@namespace "http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml";

canvas[layoutsubtree] > * { isolation: isolate !important; contain: paint !important; }
iframe { border: 2px inset; }
<span id="video-object-fit">video { object-fit: contain; }</span></code></pre>

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<code data-x="attr-track-label">track</code>
<td> User-visible label
<td> <a href="#attribute-text">Text</a>
<tr>
<th> <code data-x="">layoutsubtree</code>
<td> <code data-x="attr-canvas-layoutsubtree">canvas</code>
<td> Whether to layout descendants
<td> <span>Boolean attribute</span>
<tr>
<th> <code data-x="">lang</code>
<td> <span data-x="attr-lang">HTML elements</span>
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<dt id="refsCSSTEXT">[CSSTEXT]</dt>
<dd><cite><a href="https://drafts.csswg.org/css-text/">CSS Text</a></cite>, E. Etemad, K. Ishii. W3C.</dd>

<dt id="refsCSSTRANSFORMS">[CSSTRANSFORMS]</dt>
<dd><cite><a href="https://drafts.csswg.org/css-transforms/">CSS Transforms</a></cite>, L. Baron, S. Fraser, D. Jackson, T. O'Connor, D. Schulze. W3C.</dd>

<dt id="refsCSSVALUES">[CSSVALUES]</dt>
<dd><cite><a href="https://drafts.csswg.org/css-values/">CSS3 Values and Units</a></cite>, H. Lie, T. Atkins, E. Etemad. W3C.</dd>

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