[widgets] Relationship of Widget viewmodes and OpenSocial view types

[Scott Wilson]

The OpenSocial spec also defines a set of views for gadgets[1] and I was wondering how these relate to Widget modes as defined in [2].

Here's a quick stab at relating the two specs:

gadgets.views.ViewType.CANVAS = application (or fullscreen?)
gadgets.views.ViewType.HOME = floating

gadgets.views.ViewType.PROFILE = floating
(no equivalent) = mini/docked (come on, which is it guys?)



Cheers,

S

[1] 
http://wiki.opensocial.org/index.php?title=Gadgets.views_(v0.9)#gadgets.views.ViewType
[2] http://dev.w3.org/2006/waf/widgets-wm/Overview.src.html


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gadgets.views.ViewType.PREVIEW = (no equivalent; this seems to be like the old thumbnail/screenshot feature) On first glance its not a very elegant mapping! Partly this is because opensocial conflates the display and user role aspects (e.g. the distinction between "Home" and "Profile" is whether the "viewer is typically the owner"). Can/should the specs be easier to relate?

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