Re: [whatwg] Accessing local files with JavaScript portably and securely

2017-04-14 Thread Patrick Dark
David Kendal 於 4/9/2017 4:51 AM 寫道: A proposed solution, though far from the only one possible: There should be a new API something like this: window.requestFilesystemPermission(requestedOrigin); which does something like - If permission was already granted for the specified requestedOrigin

Re: [whatwg] Accessing local files with JavaScript portably and securely

2017-04-14 Thread David Kendal
To set aside the previous thread, I'd like to make a renewed call for input on my actual proposal, including counter-proposals, potential flaws in my design, etc. Then perhaps we can make some progress here. dpk On 9 Apr 2017, at 10:51, David Kendal wrote: > Moin, > > Over the

Re: [whatwg] Accessing local files with JavaScript portably and securely

2017-04-14 Thread Delfi Ramirez
Dera Patrick, Dear David , dearest all: Nowadays, there is an agreement this may become an sterile debate, if the issue is that there is no time to invest, neither and agreement on what should be done. I propose, if there is any interest on the matter we are arguing, to open a branch, and

Re: [whatwg] metadata

2017-04-14 Thread Andy Valencia
Thank you for the helpful comments. wrote: > http://www.smackfu.com/stuff/programming/shoutcast.html isn't detailed > enough to get interoperable implementations, in particular the metadata > keys would have to be defined. Note that mp3, flag, ogg, and wav all have entirely

Re: [whatwg] Accessing local files with JavaScript portably and securely

2017-04-14 Thread Patrick Dark
David Kendal 於 4/14/2017 11:58 AM 寫道: On 11 Apr 2017, at 19:50, Patrick Dark wrote: The "world wide web" is the user-facing portion of the Internet. Files on a CD or USB drive are not part of that. You are continuing to dodge this problem by

Re: [whatwg] Accessing local files with JavaScript portably and securely

2017-04-14 Thread Domenic Denicola
From: David Kendal [mailto:m...@dpk.io] > This is getting silly. > says the WHAT WG's purpose is to 'evolve the Web'; since file: URIs are part > of the web, this problem falls within the WHAT WG's remit. file: URLs are part of the web, e.g. parsing

Re: [whatwg] Accessing local files with JavaScript portably and securely

2017-04-14 Thread David Kendal
On 14 Apr 2017, at 18:30, Domenic Denicola wrote: > > You are continuing to dodge this problem by redefining the WHAT WG's > > responsibilities. Please don't do that. > > I don't intend to take direction on how I spend my time from you. Fine; you don't personally have to work

Re: [whatwg] Accessing local files with JavaScript portably and securely

2017-04-14 Thread Delfi Ramirez
Hi all: Agreed, David Thank you very uch for pointing us to the URL https://fetch.spec.whatwg.org/#basic-fetch BTW: It's not our mission to discourage users ( netters) to --ehem -- use a modern browser featured in her/his personal device for personal purposes ( as it is the exercise to

Re: [whatwg] Accessing local files with JavaScript portably and securely

2017-04-14 Thread Domenic Denicola
From: whatwg [mailto:whatwg-boun...@lists.whatwg.org] On Behalf Of > You are continuing to dodge this problem by redefining the WHAT WG's > responsibilities. Please don't do that. I don't intend to take direction on how I spend my time from you. I'd be curious as to whether you can find any

Re: [whatwg] Accessing local files with JavaScript portably and securely

2017-04-14 Thread David Kendal
On 11 Apr 2017, at 19:50, Patrick Dark wrote: > The "world wide web" is the user-facing portion of the Internet. Files > on a CD or USB drive are not part of that. You are continuing to dodge this problem by redefining the WHAT WG's responsibilities.