Re: SVG12: DOMObject portability

* Andrew Shellshear wrote:
>>   http://www.w3.org/TR/2005/WD-SVGMobile12-20050413/svgudom.html states
>> that getCurrentFocusedObject() returns a DOMObject; this is pretty use-
>> less as in order to use it, there would need to be binding-specific
>> methods to determine the type of the object; pretty much no other DOM
>> methods make assumptions about languages providing this ability, please
>> make this method more language neutral.
>
>We have added the following explanitary text to the description of getCurrentFocusedObject in
>http://www.w3.org/TR/2005/WD-SVGMobile12-20050413/svgudom.html#svg::SVGSVGElement -
>
>Returns a reference to the object which has the focus.  This returns a 
>DOMObject because the currently focused object may be an object outside 
>the SVG namespace.  If the currently focused object is in the SVG 
>namespace, it should be cast to events::EventTarget.

Could you please provide a rationale for the Working Groups decision to
reject my request so I can register a formal objection to that decision?
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Received on Friday, 23 December 2005 09:16:13 UTC