Re: compassCalibrated vs accuracy?

On Tue, 22 Feb 2011 02:11:59 +0100, Dean Jackson <dino@apple.com> wrote:
> 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 :)

I'm not sure if this works here but typically this is addressed by a  
cancelable event. E.g. for form validation, application cache, etc. When  
not canceled the system dialog will appear.


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Anne van Kesteren
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Received on Tuesday, 22 February 2011 08:56:52 UTC