Re: Vibration API strength (weaker/stronger)

Michael, your example does not bring volume strength control. I
believe strength control would very improve UX of Vibration sensor.

Binyamin


On Wed, Aug 21, 2013 at 1:30 PM, Michael van Ouwerkerk <
mvanouwerkerk@chromium.org> wrote:

> Well, in this version of the API there's no vibration strength control,
> for the reasons mentioned before. But as a fallback, to make a vibration
> more or less noticeable you can play with duration and repeated vibrations.
> For example: vibrate([50, 100, 50, 100, 1000]) would create a short
> vibration, short pause, short vibration again, short pause again, and then
> a longer vibration. Think of it like composing a rhythm in music. Some draw
> more attention than others.
>
> Regards,
>
> Michael
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 7:58 PM, <7raivis@inbox.lv> wrote:
>
>>  Michael, what do you mean with specific on/off patterns?
>> http://dev.w3.org/2009/dap/vibration/ has nothing mentionned about it.
>>
>> Binyamin
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 4:19 PM, Michael van Ouwerkerk <
>> mvanouwerkerk@chromium.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Note that while intensity is not controllable with this API, you can
>>> increase duration and design specific on/off patterns. Not the same, but it
>>> may help.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Michael
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 6:15 PM, <7raivis@inbox.lv> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Thanks, Frederick, for your feedback!
>>>> Vibration strength control would improve UX, it is like to control
>>>> sound volume. It shocks on starting loud music or strong vibration. If it
>>>> would have option to start from peaceful quiet music, weak vibration, it
>>>> would make a obviously strongly better UX. Old GSM devices still has such a
>>>> examples.
>>>>
>>>> Binyamin
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 5:44 PM, <Frederick.Hirsch@nokia.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>  Please note that varying vibration strength may be beyond the goals
>>>>> of this specification. The introduction states:
>>>>>
>>>>>  "The API is specifically designed to address use cases that require
>>>>> simple tactile feedback only. Use cases requiring more fine-grained control
>>>>> are out of scope for this specification. This API is not meant to be used
>>>>> as a generic notification mechanism. "
>>>>>
>>>>>  It seems that varying strength is a complication that is not needed
>>>>> to provide 'simple tactile feedback. What is the use case for adding
>>>>> vibration strength and which implementations would support this?
>>>>>
>>>>>    regards, Frederick
>>>>>
>>>>>  Frederick Hirsch
>>>>> Nokia
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>  On Aug 19, 2013, at 4:42 AM, ext 7raivis@inbox.lv wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>  בע"ה
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>  Why the Vibration API http://www.w3.org/TR/vibration/ does not have
>>>>> such a thing as strength (weaker/stronger)? I think it is an important
>>>>> thing to add.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>  Binyamin
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>>
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