On Jun 22, 2010, at 12:44 AM, kim.1.gronh...@nokia.com wrote: > We at Nokia have implemented tactile feedback (i.e. Haptics) support for > touch-based user interfaces and are now ready to land the implementation to > the WebKit trunk. Since the real-time requirements of a realistic feel are > very tight, it is not possible to implement the haptic feedback via a simple > javascript event handler. We have considered various alternatives and > concluded that the best and most future-proof way is to utilize CSS to > specify the tactile feedback style of a web element. > > Thus, we implemented a -webkit- CSS extension that enables web developers to > specify the feel of an element. This is important for custom JavaScript > controls to behave identically to native controls. The specification is > currently at http://www.starlight-webkit.org/CSS/css3-haptics.html and the > implementation work is ongoing at > https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=40263. We have also been discussing > about this at www-style mailing list to get feedback. > > We are actively driving the standardization with the Nokia standardization > team and will make any necessary changes of the final standard, if any. As it > is likely that this extension will be used mainly by JavaScript libraries, we > are not too concerned about the potential legacy the standardization may > introduce. > > Finally, the haptic feedback of web elements will be implemented in Nokia > smartphones and we would like to commit the implementation to the open source > even before product launch. All feedback would be more than welcome!
My impression from the thread on www-style (starting here <http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2010Jun/0389.html>) was that there was very little consensus over the haptic feedback-related CSS properties. I think it's premature to land an implementation in WebKit until the specification has been more widely discussed, and has a greater degree of acceptance. Simon _______________________________________________ webkit-dev mailing list webkit-dev@lists.webkit.org http://lists.webkit.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/webkit-dev
