- From: <marcosc@opera.com>
- Date: Mon, 09 Aug 2010 21:50:42 +0000
- To: "SULLIVAN, BRYAN L (ATTCINW)" <BS3131@att.com>
- Cc: Web Applications Working Group WG <public-webapps@w3.org>
Quoting "SULLIVAN, BRYAN L (ATTCINW)" <BS3131@att.com>: > Marcos, > That method works for well-know URI schemes except for http:// and > https://. The openURL() method would have launched the browser for > those schemes, and we still need a method to do that. > No. We dont. Please see my proposal. > I was not able to attend the last week's call and was not aware > there was a plan to remove the openURL() method. This leaves a major > hole in the functionality we need from Major hole? No one has yet presented a single use case that could not be done with an a element. the Widgets specs (ability to > launch the browser when necessary/desirable, which is something only > known by the widget - e.g. it needs to invoke a resource that it > knows needs to be handled through the browser or other registered > URI scheme handler). See my proposal. Its not needed. > > Thanks, > Bryan Sullivan | AT&T > > -----Original Message----- > From: public-webapps-request@w3.org > [mailto:public-webapps-request@w3.org] On Behalf Of Marcos Caceres > Sent: Friday, August 06, 2010 8:56 AM > To: Web Applications Working Group WG > Subject: Re: ACTION-568: Create an alternative mechanism for openURL > and send it to the mail list (Web Applications Working Group) > > > > On 8/5/10 3:30 PM, Web Applications Working Group Issue Tracker wrote: >> >> ACTION-568: Create an alternative mechanism for openURL and send it >> to the mail list (Web Applications Working Group) >> >> http://www.w3.org/2008/webapps/track/actions/568 >> >> On: Marcos Caceres >> Due: 2010-08-12 >> >> If you do not want to be notified on new action items for this >> group, please update your settings at: >> http://www.w3.org/2008/webapps/track/users/39125#settings > > The proposal is simply to use HTML <a> element. > > So, instead of: > widget.openURL("sms:+123456789101112"); > > It would just be: > <a href="sms:+123456789101112">Send and SMS</a> > > Then you can use the .click() element to open links programmatically (on > trusted URI types) or only respond to explicit user interaction (the > user clicks on the link to do something). > > Kind regards, > Marcos > > > -- > Marcos Caceres > Opera Software > >
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