Re: [whatwg] web-apps - TCPConnection

2005-10-16 Thread Ian Hickson
On Sun, 16 Oct 2005, S. Mike Dierken wrote: > > http://whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/#network > > My only question is - why? Imagine trying to play a game like Quake implemented in a Web page. You need bidirectional communication. Another example would be something like an IM or chat c

[whatwg] web-apps - TCPConnection

2005-10-16 Thread S. Mike Dierken
Title: web-apps - TCPConnection I just noticed this section of the web-apps 1.0 specification regarding TCP connections. http://whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/#network My only question is - why? It seems bizarre to introduce this section into a Web browsing environment where HTTP

Re: [whatwg] Web Forms 2.0 - repetition model control

2005-10-16 Thread dolphinling
Ian Hickson wrote: On Fri, 14 Oct 2005, ROBO Design wrote: I have read the Web Forms 2.0 specification and the only thing that came to my mind is that the new are not very well suited. Thing is, input type="text/date/number" and all the other types really define new types for user input. Y

Re: [whatwg] [WA1] Quick thoughts on menus.

2005-10-16 Thread Ian Hickson
On Sun, 16 Oct 2005, Matthew Raymond wrote: > > [...] Also, my model doesn't allow menus to be displayed via a > hyperlink. Displaying menus via hyperlink would introduce weird > situations like bookmarking menus and referencing menus outside the > document. While it may be possible to create a

Re: [whatwg] Web Forms 2.0 - select element

2005-10-16 Thread Ian Hickson
On Sun, 16 Oct 2005, Jon Levell wrote: > > I have a dynamic web page that represents a table in a relational > database. Each row in the table is a row on the page. Some columns refer > to other tables, these columns have a select box at the top of the page > containing a list of all the values

Re: [whatwg] Web Forms 2.0 - repetition model control

2005-10-16 Thread Lachlan Hunt
Lachlan Hunt wrote: ROBO Design wrote: What would probably be better: action="add|remove|move-up|move-down"> If you want it done like that, then at least use type="button". That way, users of legacy UAs don't get confused by a strange text box that they don't know what to put into it, but r

Re: [whatwg] Web Forms 2.0 - repetition model control

2005-10-16 Thread ROBO Design
On Sun, 16 Oct 2005 04:46:39 +0300, Lachlan Hunt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ROBO Design wrote: <...> If you want it done like that, then at least use type="button". That way, users of legacy UAs don't get confused by a strange text box that they don't know what to put into it, but rath

Re: [whatwg] Web Forms 2.0 - select element

2005-10-16 Thread Jon Levell
Ian Hickson wrote: On Wed, 12 Oct 2005, Jon Levell wrote: A simple use-case for this is a web-based email program. With the inbox shown, messages can be marked as selected with check-boxes then actions applied to the selection with a select box. If 5 messages are selected and then say "marked