- From: Anne van Kesteren <annevk@opera.com>
- Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2010 12:47:00 +0100
On Sat, 11 Dec 2010 22:53:47 +0100, Bjartur Thorlacius <svartman95 at gmail.com> wrote: > On 12/2/10, Diogo Resende <dresende at thinkdigital.pt> wrote: >> For example, a medical device may have no interest to the OS but a web >> app (just like a desktop app) could get some interesting information and >> perhaps send some instructions. Maybe some API like the geolocation.. > > Wrong layering. HTML is for providing information, not deciding what > to do with it. Provide data, information, let UA gather and user use. What do you mean with this? >> I don't think Don was talking about mouse/kb/video/gps stuff. That >> should be handled by the OS and reflected to the current APIs as wired >> alternatives do. I think Don meant to be able to scan other types of >> devices and be able to interact with them. >> > What makes other devices so different that they need special exposition? They are far more common. We always try to optimize the common case. -- Anne van Kesteren http://annevankesteren.nl/
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