Is there any design document, showing the potential APIs etc?

Kenneth

On Tue, Jun 7, 2016 at 9:51 AM Staudinger, Robert <
robert.staudin...@intel.com> wrote:

> == Abstract
>
> Crosswalk extension module providing low level primitives for querying
> whether the host operating system has a physical keyboard attached.
> This information can be used by app authors to optimise application
> appearance and behaviour on convertible devices such as laptop/tablet
> hybrid computers.
>
> Target platform(s): Windows, possibly Android at a later point in time
> Crosswalk Target Version: 21
> JIRA Ticket: https://crosswalk-project.org/jira/browse/XWALK-5711
>
>
> == Implementation details
>
> The technical scope of the Keyboard Status API is as follows:
>
> Allow retrieval of the current keyboard status. This information can
> be used by apps to optimise themselves for the current device posture,
> both in terms of visual appearance and input modality. The possible
> keyboard states are the following (names subject to change):
>
> * laptop mode with keyboard docked, folded open, or otherwise active, or
> * tablet  mode without a functional hardware keyboard attached.
>
> Allow tracking of the keyboard status changes. Again the result set
> has two possible values, either the device is in laptop mode or tablet
>  mode. This signal can be used to adapt an already loaded web app or
> web page to a change in posture, both in terms of visual appearance
> and input modality.
>
> === Relevant APIs
>
> GetSystemMetrics / SM_CONVERTIBLESLATEMODE (Win8)
>
> https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms724385(v=vs.85).aspx
>
> GetUserInteractionMode (Win10)
>
> https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/windows.ui.viewmanagement.uiviewsettings.userinteractionmode.aspx
>
> GetAutoRotationState
>
> https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dn629264(v=vs.85).aspx
>
> Enumerating Devices
>
> https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd319331(v=vs.85).aspx
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