What is the motivation for such an API which exposes so many details about the end user? Is there a discussion thread or some document listing the use cases?
On Wed, May 5, 2010 at 8:54 PM, Robin Berjon <ro...@berjon.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > as part of its work the DAP WG has been developing a System Information > API. The abstract describes it thus: > > """ > This specification defines an API to provide Web applications with access > to various properties of the system which they are running on. Specifically, > properties pertaining to the device hardware are addressed. Examples include > battery status, current network bandwidth. Additionally, some of those > properties offer access to the environment around the device, such as > ambient brightness or atmospheric pressure. > """ > > We are looking at pushing that document into Last Call soon, if all goes > well in two weeks' time. In order to help things go smoothly, if you have an > interest in this simply take a good look at it and send us any feedback that > you may have. > > You can read the current Editor's Draft at: > > http://dev.w3.org/2009/dap/system-info/ > > One specific question that we have is whether maxZoomFactor is enough (with > the assumed minimal factor of 1) or whether there are cases in which zoom > factors below 1 or (Eris forbid) below 0 are ever used (perhaps for wide > angle shots). But of course, all topic are open. > > Thanks a lot for any input! > > -- > Robin Berjon - http://berjon.com/ > > > > > -- Regards, Srirang G Doddihal Brahmana. The LIGHT shows the way. The WISE see it. The BRAVE walk it. The PERSISTENT endure and complete it. I want to do it all ALONE.