Github user jasongin commented on a diff in the pull request:
https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugin-file/pull/176#discussion_r58927585
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@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ Although most of the plugin code was written when an
earlier spec was current:
It also implements the FileWriter spec :
[http://dev.w3.org/2009/dap/file-system/file-writer.html](http://dev.w3.org/2009/dap/file-system/file-writer.html)
->*Note* For browser targets, some of the file system APIs are deprecated,
but many of the APIs are supported in Cordova for the non-browser platforms
listed in the _Supported Platforms_ list (see below).
+>*Note* For Cordova clients that run in native WebViews (for example, iOS
and Android) or as native apps (Windows), many of the W3C APIs FileSystem are
supported. This is true for the platforms listed in the _Supported Platforms_
list except the Browser platform. On the Browser platform, many of these APIs
are deprecated.
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"W3C APIs FileSystem" => "W3C FileSystem APIs"
Avoid the term "native apps" to refer to Cordova apps on Windows. Even
though Windows has built-in support for HTML/JS apps, most developers would not
consider Cordova apps to be "native". (also on line 562)
How about something like this:
While the W3C FileSystem spec is deprecated for web browsers, the
FileSystem APIs are supported in Cordova applications with this plugin for the
platforms listed in the _Supported Platforms_ list, with the exception of the
Browser platform.
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