- From: Dean Jackson <dino@apple.com>
- Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2011 17:11:59 -0800
- To: Andrei Popescu <andreip@google.com>
- Cc: Steve Block <steveblock@google.com>, public-geolocation@w3.org
On Feb 21, 2011, at 5:52 AM, Andrei Popescu wrote: >> Without the system UI, we're requiring: >> >> - users to know how to calibrate their compass >> - web developers to know how to explain to the every user calibration for every device type. >> >> I really doubt that is possible. >> > > Yeah, I see what you are saying...but we've seen quite a few cases > where developers are not that happy with the browser popping up random > UI (e.g. quota dialogs for storage APIs, etc). They'd much rather like > to have full control over the experience the users have when using > their application, so perhaps we should try to do away with system UIs > whenever possible? I agree that's a good goal. I wasn't strictly arguing against the properties in my previous email - just pointing out that I'd prefer it to be a system dialog. If a Web developer manages to confuse their user by giving a message to shake their phone in the wrong way, then that's their problem :) > Ok. I think regardless of what we decide to do about > "compassCalibrated", we should add the accuracy property. That would be great. If I can expose the accuracy I'm fine with leaving compassCalibrated in. Thanks, Dean
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