Fwd: TransAnn: LCWD of Widgets 1.0: APIs and Events

SW Interest Group,

A key Widgets spec is in Last Call. I encourage you all to take a look 
and provide feedback to the Working Group.

Abstract: "This specification defines an application programming 
interfaces (APIs) for widgets that enable functionality for accessing 
widget metadata and persistently storing data."

Note that it uses the WebStorage spec,
"A user agent must support:

     * the [Widgets-Packaging] specification,
     * the [Widgets-URI] specification,
     * the [WebStorage] specification's Storage interface for the 
preference attribute of the widget object defined in this specification."

http://www.w3.org/TR/2009/WD-widgets-apis-20090818/#storage-area
See http://www.w3.org/TR/2009/WD-widgets-apis-20090818/#webstorage

Re the metadata aspect, an obvious comment from folk on this list might 
be that it could/should/might use RDF for the metadata API in 
http://www.w3.org/TR/2009/WD-widgets-apis-20090818/#metadata-attribute-values 
  ... but note that this is just an API reflection of the 
Packaging/Configuration spec, which is now in CR: 
http://www.w3.org/TR/widgets/ ... either way, if you make comments 
please try to be constructive (eg. by drafting schemas, specific 
proposed changes, etc).

Finally - why care about Widgets? Because they'll be everyone, from 
phones and desktops to TVs and cars. These specs define a mechanism for 
packaging up bits of Web content (typically HTML plus a bit of .js) so 
that Web technology can be used in contexts where heavier software 
systems might previously have been deployed...

cheers,

Dan

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: TransAnn: LCWD of Widgets 1.0: APIs and Events
Resent-Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2009 03:50:32 +0000

Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:49:40 -0400
From: Arthur Barstow <art.barstow@nokia.com>


This is the Transition Announcement for the 18 August 2009 LCWD of
WebApps' Widgets 1.0: APIs and Events spec:

  <http://www.w3.org/TR/2009/WD-widgets-apis-20090818/>

The deadline for comments is 15 September 2009. If you have any
comments, please send them to public-webapps@w3.org.

Group's decision to publish this LCWD:
  <http://www.w3.org/2009/08/13-wam-minutes.html#item03>

Requirements:
  <http://www.w3.org/TR/2009/WD-widgets-apis-20090818/#design-goals-
and-requirements>

Dependencies: Widgets 1.0: Packaging and Configuration spec

WGs to review: no explicit WGs

Formal Objections: none

Patent disclosure page:
  <http://www.w3.org/2004/01/pp-impl/42538/status>

All WGs are encouraged to send comments.

-Regards, Art Barstow

Received on Wednesday, 19 August 2009 08:16:00 UTC