I guess someone forgot to tell the W3C. Sigh. I actually like how the WebIntent lines up with Android's Intents.
Simon Mac Donald http://hi.im/simonmacdonald On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 5:20 AM, Plaquette, Paul <[email protected]> wrote: > I think Google is going away from WebIntents. > > > On Mon, Jan 21, 2013 at 3:01 PM, Brian LeRoux <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I think that spec is defunct and the functionality was removed from >> Chrome recently. >> >> =.( >> >> On Sun, Jan 20, 2013 at 10:29 PM, Simon MacDonald >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Just reading everything over and looking at the way things are going it >> > seems like we should get the Web Intents API implemented. Looks like >> there >> > is already a shim implemented here: >> > >> > https://github.com/PaulKinlan/WebIntents >> > >> > with an APL license. >> > >> > >> > Simon Mac Donald >> > http://hi.im/simonmacdonald >> > >> > >> > On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 4:20 PM, Becky Gibson <[email protected] >> >wrote: >> > >> >> I was looking at the open issues for iOS and found some related to >> >> capture/camera and media so I decided to see what the state of the >> latest >> >> W3C APIs are for these things. It wasn't a pleasant journey! >> >> >> >> There seem to be three apis that cover our camera/capture and media. >> Note >> >> that the referenced URLs are to the latest published draft although many >> >> have updated editor's drafts. >> >> >> >> >> >> - Pick Media Intent ( http://www.w3.org/TR/gallery/) Pick stored >> Media >> >> (images, audio, video) from various sources. >> >> - HTML Media Capture (http://www.w3.org/TR/html-media-capture/) - >> HTML >> >> form extension to allow user access to capture media from the >> device's >> >> via >> >> still camera, video, microphone via the File upload control. >> Appears to >> >> have replaced the Media Capture API ( >> >> http://www.w3.org/TR/2010/WD-capture-api-20100401/) since all links >> on >> >> that page to Latest Published Draft and Latest Editor's Draft refer >> the >> >> the >> >> HTML Media Capture spec and there is no longer any reference to the >> >> Media >> >> Capture API on the Device API working group page ( >> >> http://www.w3.org/2009/dap/) >> >> - Media Capture and Streams (http://www.w3.org/2009/dap/) Access to >> >> multi media streams (video camera, microphone, stored media) from a >> >> device. >> >> >> >> >> >> Thus, it seems that the Pick Media Intent would replace the Camera apis >> for >> >> selecting existing images and video. It would add the ability to pick >> from >> >> existing audio. Perhaps it is time to dive into the Web Intents spec >> and >> >> consider implementation .... >> >> >> >> HTML Media Capture allows capturing media but it is tied to the input >> >> element. It also provides for uploading the captured data. This >> seems to >> >> have replaced the Media Capture API that we implemented. I'm not sure >> how >> >> we can incorporate this into Cordova as there are no real apis, just >> >> attributes on the input element for the browser to implement and provide >> >> the UI. Although this seems to be the only W3C mechanism for accessing >> >> the still camera to capture an image! >> >> >> >> The Media Capture and Streams could replace our Media and Capture Video >> >> apis, but this is much more complicated. It also, in my opinion, >> doesn't >> >> seem all that well baked at the moment with a fair amount of open issues >> >> for defining some of the constants. >> >> >> >> Thus, I was a bit overwhelmed at how to address some of the Media and >> >> camera issues! I did discuss this briefly with Simon and was relieved >> >> that he was considering the HTML apis for media as our solution for >> Media ( >> >> >> >> >> http://www.position-absolute.com/articles/introduction-to-the-html5-audio-tag-javascript-manipulation/ >> >> ). >> >> Perhaps the best way to tackle our media is to normalize our media >> apis >> >> around the HTML Media apis. >> >> >> >> The point of this email? To capture my foray into the W3C Capture Apis >> >> and perhaps start a discussion on the next steps for Camera, Capture and >> >> Media apis. >> >> >> >> My next foray is into the changes to Contacts - this is now a Web >> Intent as >> >> well. >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Intel Corporation SAS (French simplified joint stock company) >> Registered headquarters: "Les Montalets"- 2, rue de Paris, >> 92196 Meudon Cedex, France >> Registration Number: 302 456 199 R.C.S. NANTERRE >> Capital: 4,572,000 Euros >> >> This e-mail and any attachments may contain confidential material for >> the sole use of the intended recipient(s). Any review or distribution >> by others is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended >> recipient, please contact the sender and delete all copies. >> >> > > > -- > ____________________________ > > Paul Plaquette, > Senior Software Engineer > Intel Corporation SAS > Open source Technology Center - OTC > France, Montpellier
