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From: Alastair Campbell
Date: Jun 12, 2017 4:37AM

Hi everyone,

I posted an article recently I'd like to get some criticism of before I
start filling bugs for browsers.

The basic premise is that new CSS layout methods (flexbox, grid) allow for
re-ordering of elements that affect the order in which they are displayed.
When that happens, the visual keyboard order is disrupted:
https://alastairc.ac/2017/06/the-responsive-order-conflict/

The can happen due to developers not considering this issue, but even when
you do consider it there are cases with no solution unless the browsers
follow the CSS order.

Before I open (or re-open) browser bugs, is there any harm you can see from
changing to the CSS order?

What's the opposing argument?

Cheers,

-Alastair