Hello everyone,
Based on my experiences developing a UI library over the past few years, I have
blogged an idea for HTML:
http://blog.kennardconsulting.com/2011/11/should-htmlnext-have-higher-level-of.html
In summary: could we introduce a higher level abstraction over 'input type='
such that the developer specifies the *data* type, not the widget type, and
the device renders the most appropriate widget? This would stop the current
proliferation of JavaScript-based widget libraries that are all duplicating
each other's effort.
I understand HTML 5 is introducing a date picker. But this is the thin end of
the wedge. There are always going to be many more possible widgets than the
HTML specification can support (e.g. spinners, sliders, color pickers etc).
What if we could leave this choice to the browser? So that browsers could
compete offering the best widget implementations to suit their target device,
accessibility requirements etc?
Regards,
Richard.
