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fry69 @fry69.dev · 10/09/2026

> You still need a tiny bit of JavaScript if you want to open a modal dialog from another button I think you can open/close modal dialogs now without JavaScript? Using "Invoker Commands API" aka "commandfor" etc. (baseline 2025)? Something like this? ->

<button commandfor="mydialog" command="show-modal">Show modal dialog</button>
<dialog id="mydialog">
<button commandfor="mydialog" command="close">Close</button>
Dialog Content
</dialog>

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fry69 @fry69.dev · 10/09/2026

Taken from the MDN docs -> developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/W...

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Invoker Commands API - Web APIs | MDN

The Invoker Commands API provides a way to declaratively assign behaviors to buttons, allowing control of interactive elements when the button is enacted (clicked or invoked via a keypress, such as th...

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