6.6 Specificity/Style tracking issue

[talldan]

To do / Needs investigation

• [ ] https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/64225
• [ ] https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/64856
• [ ] https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/30725

In progress

• [ ] https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/64534 (this PR is quite large in scope, so a discussion might be needed around whether it's ok for 6.6)

Done (but needs core commit or cherry pick)

• [x] https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/64076 (committed to Core trunk; needs 2nd committer sign-off to backport to Core's 6.6 branch, see https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/61829)
• [x] https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/63980 (committed to Core trunk; needs 2nd committer sign-off to backport to Core's 6.6 branch, see https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/61769)

Awaiting auto cherry-pick

• [x] https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/64458 (change is JS only, so needs cherry pick to gutenberg wp/6.6 branch)
• [x] https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/64463 (change is CSS only, so needs cherry pick to gutenberg wp/6.6 branch)

Committed for 6.6.2

• [x] https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/63918 (https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/61748)
• [x] https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/63726 (https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/61704)

Released in 6.6.1

• [x] https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/63403
• [x] https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/63406

[annezazu]

Thank you for opening and tracking this <3

[t-hamano]

I submitted #64785 regarding the conflict between element-level margin and layout-level margins.

[WilliamLeeks]

https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/65329

theme.json is not overriding core styles when targeting nested elements.

[ramonjd]

closing this as we're at 7.0 soon - individual issues still open