247164 2022-10-27 20:27:41 -0700 deactivating the writing-mode in CSS do not change the layout 2022-10-27 20:36:46 -0700 1 1 1 Unclassified WebKit Layout and Rendering Safari Technology Preview Unspecified Unspecified RESOLVED DUPLICATE 185729 BrowserCompat P2 Normal --- 1 karlcow webkit-unassigned bfulgham simon.fraser zalan oldest_to_newest 1908901 0 463289 karlcow 2022-10-27 20:27:41 -0700 Created attachment 463289 vertical layout test case. 1. Open the document vertical-layout.html (attached) ``` <!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en" style="writing-mode: vertical-rl;"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"> <title>Testing vertical layout in Web Inspector</title> </head> <body> <p>This is a vertical text.</p> </body> </html> ``` 2. Open Web Inspector, go to the console and type: document.querySelector('html').style.writingMode = '' Expected: The layout change back to a default writing mode, horizontal-lr Actual: The layout doesn't change. Tested in Safari Technology Preview 16.4 18615.1.10 Firefox Nightly 108.0a1 10822.10.27 Google Chrome Canary 109.0.5385.0 5385.0 both Firefox and Chrome change the layout. It is possible to test it through Web Inspector, Elements tab, and deactivating the writing-mode in the style editor. Layout is not being reset? 1908902 1 karlcow 2022-10-27 20:32:06 -0700 Found this while testing Bug 247113 1908903 2 karlcow 2022-10-27 20:33:44 -0700 I can reproduce on Version 16.4 (18615.1.8.1) 1908904 3 karlcow 2022-10-27 20:36:46 -0700 *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 185729 *** 463289 2022-10-27 20:27:41 -0700 2022-10-27 20:27:41 -0700 vertical layout test case. vertical-layout.html text/html 361 karlcow PCFET0NUWVBFIGh0bWw+CjxodG1sIGxhbmc9ImVuIiBzdHlsZT0id3JpdGluZy1tb2RlOiB2ZXJ0 aWNhbC1ybDsiPgo8aGVhZD4KICAgIDxtZXRhIGNoYXJzZXQ9IlVURi04Ij4KICAgIDxtZXRhIGh0 dHAtZXF1aXY9IlgtVUEtQ29tcGF0aWJsZSIgY29udGVudD0iSUU9ZWRnZSI+CiAgICA8bWV0YSBu YW1lPSJ2aWV3cG9ydCIgY29udGVudD0id2lkdGg9ZGV2aWNlLXdpZHRoLCBpbml0aWFsLXNjYWxl PTEuMCI+CiAgICA8dGl0bGU+VGVzdGluZyB2ZXJ0aWNhbCBsYXlvdXQgaW4gV2ViIEluc3BlY3Rv cjwvdGl0bGU+CjwvaGVhZD4KPGJvZHk+CiAgICA8cD5UaGlzIGlzIGEgdmVydGljYWwgdGV4dC48 L3A+CjwvYm9keT4KPC9odG1sPg==