On Oct 2, 2012, at 6:45 PM, "Tab Atkins Jr." <jackalm...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 6:34 PM, Charles Pritchard <ch...@jumis.com> wrote: >> On Oct 2, 2012, at 6:25 PM, "Tab Atkins Jr." <jackalm...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 6:22 PM, Charles Pritchard <ch...@jumis.com> wrote: >>>> I wanted vendors to solidify consensus on a version close to what >>>> currently exists, with minor changes for accessibility. The WHATWG and W3C >>>> have chosen instead to make broad changes, as proposed in version 5/the >>>> Hixie-Atkins draft. >>> >>> Out of curiosity, why are you using the term "the Hixie-Atkins draft"? >>> That usage seems bizarre. >> >> The two of you composed an submitted the change in its entirety; it's a >> large departure in IDL from earlier drafts which reflected implementations >> as initiated by Apple's draft. >> >> The draft is a synthesis of what appears to be two years of feedback from >> developers and others on the WHATWG and W3C mailing lists. All of the >> methods were first proposed in the draft; they were not proposed in their >> IDL form by others. >> >> In it's introduction, and the discussion surrounding its introduction, I >> noticed that Atkins and Hixie had worked to create a coherent proposal based >> on input; Hixie has expressed directly that he'd prefer to see use cases, >> not IDL/spec proposals. > > I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about. I didn't write > any of the canvas spec. I've given feedback on the list, but not > significantly more than others interested in the topic. > > I did help brainstorm some of the interface stuff in #whatwg when > Hixie was writing it, but so did others. Calling it the > "Hixie-Atkins" draft is unwarranted and weird. Just call it the > "whatwg canvas spec" or something. I apologize for overemphasizing your involvement. It seems that it would have been more appropriate to call it the Hixie spec. That WHATWG as a forum did not vet nor develop a public consensus about the proposal; it's the work of a single author in contrast to earlier Canvas specifications. It recommends, it does not document. I appreciate your continued collaboration with Hixie, I am sorry I mischaracterized it on this and other forums. At this point, it does seem appropriate to call it a proposal. No vendors have implemented the changes. -Charles
