Re: [webkit-dev] Multiple location providers in Geolocation API

2009-02-02 Thread Steve Block
> Well that platform should manage between GPS and any other providers itself? > So if this was implemented on iPhone, for example, the platform uses > iPhone's CoreLocation, and it manages where it is getting the data from > itself. That is a platform detail as I read it. Sure, I agree. On a

Re: [webkit-dev] Multiple location providers in Geolocation API

2009-01-27 Thread Greg Bolsinga
On Jan 27, 2009, at 10:44 AM, Steve Block wrote: I'm not sure that this is true, as many devices will have GPS - high end phones as well as laptops. Well that platform should manage between GPS and any other providers itself? So if this was implemented on iPhone, for example, the platform

Re: [webkit-dev] Multiple location providers in Geolocation API

2009-01-27 Thread Steve Block
> I think that the most accurate response should be returned, especially if it > is already known. OK, that seems reasonable. > I > think having multiple providers will be the exception rather than the rule, > so I designed around that assumption. I'm not sure that this is true, as many devices wi

Re: [webkit-dev] Multiple location providers in Geolocation API

2009-01-26 Thread Greg Bolsinga
Hello, sorry about my delay in responding, I'm terribly busy with other things at the moment. I think that the most accurate response should be returned, especially if it is already known. For working implementations of Geolocation in WebCore that I know about, this is the desired behavior,

[webkit-dev] Multiple location providers in Geolocation API

2009-01-22 Thread Steve Block
Hi, I have a question regarding the way in which multiple sources of location information are handled in the Geolocation API. The Geolocation API allows the user some choice over which sources of location information are used in a given request (a call to getCurrentPosition or watchPosition) thro