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Re:Ladybird: A new cross-platform browser project by userbinator on Monday September 12, 2022 @08:16PM (#32819133)
That's a very fingerprintable observation.
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Re:Ladybird: A new cross-platform browser project by an_ko on Monday September 12, 2022 @10:04PM (#32819948)
Most rendering oddities are not directly detectable by JS on the page, with the notable exception of the <canvas> element.

Though I suppose rendering differences that affect z-order or visibility could be detected indirectly, by listening for pointer events on elements that are "supposed to be" visible/hidden.

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Re:Ladybird: A new cross-platform browser project by userbinator on Monday September 12, 2022 @11:10PM (#32820278)
Isn't one of the main uses of JS to get the contents of elements on the page? That "97%" and "100%" would be clearly evident.
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Re:Ladybird: A new cross-platform browser project by an_ko on Tuesday September 13, 2022 @08:28PM (#32831841)
You are of course correct. I should not try to think about software at 4am! :)
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