[WebIDL] Callback, PropertyOnly, NoInterfaceObject

Hi Cameron,

Following our conversation on the geolocation ML
http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-geolocation/2009Jun/0173.html
I have the following clarification request related to the Web IDL spec.

In the geolocation spec we have now:
  [NoInterfaceObject]
  interface PositionOptions {
    attribute boolean enableHighAccuracy;
    attribute long timeout;
    attribute long maximumAge;
  };

Proposed and agreed in our mail discussion:
  [Callback]
  interface PositionOptions {
    attribute boolean enableHighAccuracy;
    attribute long timeout;
    attribute long maximumAge;
  };

Our intentions are:
1) Not to instantiate the interface object with new PositionOptions();
This is handled by not specifying [Constructor] extended attribute.
2) Not to have PositionOptions on the ES global object.
This shall be handled by specifying [NoInterfaceObject]. But it seems to have to be removed.
3) Use PositionOptions interface to specify properties of the object passed to e.g. getCurrentPosition() method.
This is handled by specifying [Callback].
4) Resulting from the above, use the PositionOptions as follows:
navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(successCallback,
                                             errorCallback,
                                             {maximumAge:600000});

Questions:
a) What is the PropertyOnly argument/identifier for?
It seems unclear from the Web IDL spec.
Does it specify that the interface has one attribute only and ES binding just one property?
Or does it specify that the interface includes only attributes?
Or does it signify only the opposite to FunctionOnly?
b)
Shouldn't we have the PositionOptions specified as follows?
  [NoInterfaceObject]
  [Callback=PropertyOnly]
  interface PositionOptions {
    attribute boolean enableHighAccuracy;
    attribute long timeout;
    attribute long maximumAge;
  };

Thanks.
Marcin

Marcin Hanclik
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