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Using native control implementations in a browser isn't really an option. They make a lot of assumptions about how rendering works and how input events are routed which don't hold up inside a browser.



I guess the parent was referring to re-implementing them within the browser. In other words, not using the actual native one but creating a fake one that looks and behaves like the native one.


I'm pretty sure browsers in the 90s used native UI, or at least IE did.


Only for the select element. And that's a major reason why it was so broken amidst all the browser-rendered content.


WebKit uses native controls on macOS. I think it does when GTK is available, too.




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