Re: an interoperable object (fallback and context menus)

On Mar 13, 2009, at 7:25 PM, Robert J Burns wrote:

> Hi Maciej DavidB, and Boris,
>
> On Mar 13, 2009, at 4:15 PM, Maciej Stachowiak wrote:
>
>>
>> On Mar 13, 2009, at 12:39 PM, Boris Zbarsky wrote:
>>
>>> Maciej Stachowiak wrote:
>>>> In general, Safari, Opera and Gecko try to coordinate NPAPI  
>>>> changes via plugin-futures and even though not every browser  
>>>> implements all recent additions, we do at least try to design  
>>>> them not to be specific to one browser.
>>>
>>> Right; I'm not suggesting that the intrinsic size API wouldn't be  
>>> designed in such a way that all the browsers involved can  
>>> implement it.  Just that I can't speak on behalf of anyone but  
>>> Gecko in terms of wanting to implement it.  ;)
>>
>> I think a way for plugins to report intrinsic size would be a  
>> useful general addition to the plugin API.
>
> From the discussion surrounding the 'object' element I think this  
> suggestion may be merely the tip of the iceberg.
>
> Other parameters (many read/write) that would be useful to share  
> between UA and plugins:
>
>  - contextual menu enhancement (where the UA creates the contextual  
> menu but provides space for the plugin to add items as Leif's test  
> demonstrate[1])

Creating context menus or time or volume controls for plugins is not  
something we want to get into. Those are things that have  
traditionally been the plugin's responsibility.

Regards,
Maciej