Hi, Maciej- Maciej Stachowiak wrote (on 7/26/09 11:52 PM): > On Jul 26, 2009, at 9:34 PM, Doug Schepers wrote: >> Maciej Stachowiak wrote (on 7/26/09 10:59 PM): >> >>> then WebKit will probably align with >>> the judgment of other browser engines on whether to keep them. >> >> Do you mean Safari, or WebKit? I'd be interested to hear from Google, >> KDE/Konqueror, and other folks who have browsers based on WebKit. > > I mean WebKit. As I said, I can't officially speak for the whole > project. My sense is that project attitudes are mostly along the lines I > described, though individual WebKit contributors, whether they work for > Apple or not, may disagree on the particulars. Naturally. > Generally, WebKit-based browsers strive to avoid differences that affect > behavior of Web content. I expect Safari, Chrome, Epiphany, Arora, > Midori, OmniWeb, iCab, S60 Browser, the Android browser, and other > WebKit-based browsers to just follow mainline WebKit on this point. We > tend to value consistency over minor differences of opinion on things > like this. Sure, makes sense. I brought it up because I wondered if some uses of WebKit might have more specialized markets that might use DOMFocusIn, DOMFocusOut, or DOMActivate. > (Konqueror doesn't use WebKit, although the idea has been discussed). Huh! I stand corrected, I thought it did. > For Safari, I can't make any specific commitments about future releases, > though historically Safari has followed mainline WebKit behavior. > > I hope this clarifies what I mean when I say the WebKit project would > likely do one thing or another. If I'm ever giving a strong statement of > project consensus, or an Apple corporate position, I'll try to make that > clear. But usually I'm giving either personal technical views, or > positions that I think will likely find rough consensus in the WebKit > project. Understood. Regards- -Doug Schepers W3C Team Contact, SVG and WebApps WGsReceived on Monday, 27 July 2009 04:08:07 UTC
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