Re: Vibration spec and Cordova integration update

Lisa

We have Microsoft WG members of this list who may be able to comment on Windows Phone.

regards, Frederick

Frederick Hirsch, Nokia
Chair DAP
@fjhirsch



On Aug 5, 2014, at 10:12 AM, Lisa Seacat DeLuca <ldeluca@us.ibm.com> wrote:

> Frederick~ 
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> This change would definitely address the list [0] use case.  I have no additional feedback on that change.  Looks great! 
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> What are your thoughts on the Windows phone issue when the value is greater than 5000?   
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> Lisa
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> Lisa Seacat DeLuca
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> From:        Frederick Hirsch <w3c@fjhirsch.com> 
> To:        Lisa Seacat DeLuca/San Francisco/IBM@IBMUS 
> Cc:        Frederick Hirsch <w3c@fjhirsch.com>, Device APIs Working Group <public-device-apis@w3.org> 
> Date:        08/04/2014 12:10 PM 
> Subject:        Re: Vibration spec and Cordova integration update 
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> Lisa
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> Thanks for sharing this update to the list - this helps reaching all WG participants.
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> I’ve created a new Last Call issue for the Vibration Specification to track this comment:  LC-2945  , https://www.w3.org/2006/02/lc-comments-tracker/43696/WD-vibration-20140619/2945
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> I propose we resolve the issue as follows:
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> Change section 4 (Vibration Interface) Step 9.2  [1] 
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> from  "If pattern is an empty list, or if the device is unable to vibrate, then return true and terminate these steps.“
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> to
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> "If pattern is an empty list, a list containing a single vibration entity with max duration of 0, or if the device is unable to vibrate, then return true and terminate these steps.“
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> I would categorize this change as editorial, since having a max duration of 0 could be interpreted as the ‘device is unable to vibrate”, however I think a clarification could be helpful and be incorporated as part of the process of creating a CR publication draft.
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> Thoughts?
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> regards, Frederick
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> Frederick Hirsch, Nokia
> Chair DAP
> @fjhirsch
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> [1] http://www.w3.org/TR/2014/WD-vibration-20140619/#vibration-interface
> On Jul 24, 2014, at 10:13 AM, Lisa Seacat DeLuca <ldeluca@us.ibm.com> wrote:
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> > Since we didn't have a call this morning I wanted to send out a quick update on where we're at with the Apache Cordova spec alignment for vibration. 
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> > The IBM team has made all of the changes for test cases and code fixes as well as documentation for the alignment issues identified.  These changes should be included in the next release of Apache Cordova.  There were a couple issues the team ran into that I wanted to bring up on the list. 
> >                  • Windows Phone - when a vibration duration value is entered that is over 5000 the windows platform ignores the event.  Within Cordova we will document this shortcoming.  If someone has a connection with the windows team it would be interesting to get their take on this.  They might not be aware.  I would expect it to at least vibrate for 5000 and then not acknowledge anything larger if that is their intent.
> >                  • Vibration cancellation - The spec is very explicit about what should cancel a vibrate. Which is either navigator.vibrate(0) or navigator.vibrate([]). So what should navigator.vibrate([0]) do?  In Cordova land we also treat navigator.vibrate([0]) as a cancellation.  
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> > Would appreciate your thoughts, 
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> > Lisa
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> > Lisa Seacat DeLuca
> > Mobile Engineer | t: +415.787.4589 | ldeluca@apache.org | | ldeluca@us.ibm.com | lisaseacat.com | <Mail Attachment.png>| <Mail Attachment.png>
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