reading systems or user agents?
On Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 4:55 PM, Liza Daly <liza@safaribooksonline.com>
wrote:
> The example in the first section is of a book application! :)
>
> It's definitely relevant, in the sense that anyone implementing a
> sophisticated webapp (especially with a goal of being a substitute for a
> native app) will need persistent, offline storage of data using a more
> sophisticated interface than simple caching. On the other hand, it's not
> particularly publishing-specific in the way that styling, layout, or
> presentational specifications can be. That said, the lack of a
> well-implemented, cross-platform web database API has definitely stifled
> innovation in the open web, so I'm glad to see this work moving forward
> after some damaging false starts [1].
>
> Liza
>
> [1]
> https://hacks.mozilla.org/2010/06/beyond-html5-database-apis-and-the-road-to-indexeddb/
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 1:53 AM, Ivan Herman <ivan@w3.org> wrote:
>
>> Hi guys?
>>
>> I was wondering whether this new recommendation is of interest for this
>> group (essentially for reading systems) and I am not sure. But, well, it
>> may just be a few wasted bits. So, for your information:
>>
>> Indexed Database API is a W3C Recommendation
>> http://www.w3.org/blog/news/archives/4298
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Ivan
>>
>>
>> ----
>> Ivan Herman, W3C
>> Digital Publishing Activity Lead
>> Home: http://www.w3.org/People/Ivan/
>> mobile: +31-641044153
>> ORCID ID: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0782-2704
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>