Greetings Dom!
Dominique Hazael-Massieux wrote:
I alluded to this during the joint F2F meeting between WebApps and DAP last week, but thought I would make the proposal more formally: given that the current “File API” [1] really defines a FileReader interface, and given that DAP is supposed to come up with a more generic filesystems API (including the possibility to write to files), I suggest that “File API” should be renamed to “FileReader API.” Dom
Discussion about renaming shows that there isn't really consensus about a name change [1][2], so I haven't proceeded with one. I'd rather proceed without a name change for now, but work towards evolving file write capabilities safely for the web based on this API. I'm not averse to multiple specifications (and better naming later on), if we find that use cases diverge between groups. Some editorial help has been forthcoming [3], which is welcome.
-- A* [1] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-webapps/2009OctDec/0604.html [2] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-webapps/2009OctDec/0572.html [3] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-webapps/2009OctDec/0558.html
