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The CSS Working Group has published a First Public Working Draft of CSS Grid Layout Module Level 3 aka CSS Masonry Layout. This draft represents masonry layout as a built-in capability of CSS in two possible syntactic forms: a grid-integrated syntax, and a grid-independent syntax, both of which are outlined as alternatives. We hope publication of this draft facilitates discussion about their relative merits.
The CSSWG has resolved to adopt fully mixed track sizing for this layout model, allowing all the possible track listings expressible in CSS Grid Layout for masonry layout as well. This unifies the two incoming proposals’ underlying layout models; and therefore both syntactic forms represent essentially equal capabilities for masonry layout (though there are some open issues about possible differences in their initial values). To address performance concerns with mixed track sizing, the draft outlines specific performance optimizations in the layout model and adopts some simplifying heuristics for e.g. subgrids.
We are grateful to the designers and developers who commented in the issues with their use cases, diagrams, and demos, which informed the development of this module—and welcome additional input, suggestions, and use cases to help guide its further refinement. We expect development of this module to proceed rapidly from this point forward, since it builds on the existing foundation of the grid layout algorithms.
Please send feedback by filing an issue in GitHub or commenting on an existing one (such as this one or this one). Alternatively you can send mail to the (archived) public mailing list www-style@w3.org with the spec code ([css-grid-3]) and your comment topic in the subject line; or email one of the editors and ask them to forward your comment.