On Jun 6, 2008, at 7:55 AM, Mark Baker wrote:
On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 4:20 PM, Andrei Popescu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
Hello,
I am interested in working on a specification of a DOM API that
allows
Web pages to access the user's geolocation information (e.g. latitude
and longitude).
I'm very glad to see somebody mention using the DOM API for this kind
of information, right off the bat. I'm a big believer in reuse, and
feel that this API is an obvious candidate for reusing the DOM, i.e.
providing a "Location" Javascript object that's also a DOM Document.
I don't understand why you would want the "Location" object to be a
DOM Document. (It needs a better name, by the way, so it doesn't
conflict with the Location object that is window.location.) And I
don't think that is what Andrei had in mind, as I understand it, he
just wants an API that aligns well with the DOM, not necessarily one
that makes non-markup information appear to be part of a Document.
I think presenting geolocation info as a Document would have the
disadvantages of more memory use and less obvious access for authors.
What are the advantages?
Regards,
Maciej
