@jensimmons I like this idea and implementation a lot!

@jensimmons I read the first proposal and got convinced this is it.
Then I read the second one and got convinced that is it.
Now I read the new proposal and my god I don’t know if I can handle being convinced again 😅

Very very interesting ideas. I like that it solves a bunch of problems while unifying CSS, very elegant!

@jensimmons Overall impressions: I like it a lot!

I started typing a reply here but it got out of hand fast. 🙈 Here's a quick blog post with some thoughts, hot off the press: https://chriskirknielsen.com/blog/thoughts-on-item-flow-proposal/

@jensimmons For the question about what a "dense" flex layout would look like:

I have often been confused or annoyed that a wrapping flex layout won't ever shrink content.

I have never wanted a flex layout to mess with the source order.

And I definitely like the idea of a balanced flex wrap layout!

@jensimmons In all this discussion of expanding / generalizing the layout properties, has anyone discussed integrating a block flow layout (in the sense of display: flow-root, ordinary paragraph flow) in one direction with a more controlled layout in the other?

That's another thing I've often wanted: to be able to make an item that's positioned vertically in the paragraph flow span or float into sidebars / margins.

With some of the masonry proposals, that seemed a reasonable future extension.