Re: Vendor implementation status: Web MIDI API

That whole thread is MORE than worth a look; there was pretty strong
questioning on that list whether MIDI support in the web platform was
worthwhile.  I will be working on responding to these concerns of course.


On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 7:03 AM, Olivier Thereaux <
Olivier.Thereaux@bbc.co.uk> wrote:

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> On 22 Jan 2013, at 14:55, olivier Thereaux <olivier@thereaux.net> wrote:
> > On 27 Nov 2012, at 18:08, Chris Wilson <cwilso@google.com> wrote:
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> >> I know I've said this before, but maybe not directly and publicly:
> Google is certainly interested in the Web MIDI API, and we are working on a
> plan to build a native implementation in Webkit; as soon as we have an
> implementation under way, I will let the group know.  I will also continue
> to maintain the Web MIDI polyfill, and continue to work with plugin vendors
> to support the features we need to fully support Web MIDI on top of plugins.
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> > Speaking of which…
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> http://lists.webkit.org/pipermail/webkit-dev/2013-January/023376.html
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> The whole thread on the webkit list is actually worth a look.
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> In particular, I will invite the group to read:
> http://lists.webkit.org/pipermail/webkit-dev/2013-January/023395.html
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> The question Maciej asks is similar to the one we will have to ask
> ourselves.
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> While (per w3c process anyway) it is not necessary that several browser
> engines implement the spec, we will need two interoperable implementations
> (libraries, engines, etc) before the spec can reach the more advanced
> stages of standard maturity.
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> Olivier
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