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by mindslight 2643 days ago
The real question is why browsers, which are supposed to be literal user agents, implement these regressive antifeatures in the first place?
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tomatotomato37 2643 days ago
According to the csswg[1] for this, it was supposed to be used selectively for adjacent decorative elements that can interfere with the selection of normal content. Of course it actually is used for screwing with the user but what can you do?

[1]https://drafts.csswg.org/css-ui-4/#propdef-user-select

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heavenlyblue 2643 days ago
It’s an incredibly useful feature for UI elements.
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