On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 1:08 PM, Travis Leithead <travis.leith...@microsoft.com> wrote: >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Travis Leithead >> Sent: Thursday, March 8, 2012 3:31 PM >> >> Hey folks, >> >> I'm joining Jacob Rossi to help work on editing the DOM L3 Events spec; I >> have >> some time to address some of the editorial last call comments, and I hope to >> move through them all pretty quickly. >> >> I know there are a variety of opinions out there regarding the DOM L3 Events >> spec, and what should be done with it. I'm going to start with the basis >> that it's a >> good spec. It provides a great deal of context into the event dispatch model >> (in >> the form of prose, versus the new algorithmic approach that has been popular >> since the HTML5 spec first hit the scene). It also describes basic concepts >> such as >> default actions and their effect on cancelable events, trusted events, etc., >> for >> which having a central reference is quite informative. In addition to the >> common >> event types, it also defines the elusive KeyboardEvent, a hallmark of this >> spec >> since the beginning. >> >> This spec is certainly aging. It's one of the oldest specs that is still in >> active >> development. I can see working drafts of DOM Level 3 events dating back to >> September 1st, 2000 [1]. Many, many folks have contributed to, reviewed, and >> provided feedback on this spec along the way. With the relatively youthful >> DOM4 spec poised to take the torch for the next round of DOM event >> functionality, I'd prefer to close up any lingering issues with DOM L3 >> Events, get >> it done (to Recommendation status), and turn my attention to DOM4. Getting >> DOM L3 Events to Rec is a very important milestone for UAs and >> implementations like IE, that have made a commitment to supporting this spec, >> have an existing implementation, and need a stable reference specification >> for >> our customers and partners. >> >> To support the goal of finishing DOM Level 3 Events (in light of the current >> work >> happening in DOM4), I'm jumping in to help Jacob finish addressing last call >> comments. I've interested in ensuring that the concepts and normative >> requirements of DOM Level 3 Events do not conflict with the existing model >> described in DOM4. In this way, I think DOM4 will be a natural succession >> from >> DOM Level 3 Events and will add to the richness of the eventing platform on >> the >> web. >> >> I've already made a few changes to the spec in regard to some existing last >> call >> comments [2]. I'm not done. I'll be officially working through bugs filed in >> the >> "DOM3 Events" component of the W3C Bug Tracker [3], and will be moving >> other issues from Tracker [4] into that system to make my life easier. >> Please file >> new comments as bugs, and I'll follow up there. > > Quick follow-up: > To my knowledge all remaining Tracker issues and other feedback previously > sent to Jacob have now been resolved in the Bugzilla component for DOM3 > Events save one last issue. I'm currently working through the final issue > (accessibility feedback) but didn't want to wait until that was resolved > before sending this mail. The spec has been dramatically updated in the past > 3 months, and should now be quite nicely aligned with DOM4's Events section. > > My plan, as mentioned at the March F2F meeting, is to resolve the last issue, > then ask the chairs to start the LC process for this spec, with advancement > to CR hopefully following soon thereafter. > > This is not yet an official last call, but if you'd like to re-read the spec > and provide additional feedback--this is a good time to do it. Also, if for > some reason I missed responding to your previously written feedback, please > re-send it or file a bug directly. > > DOM3 Events (Ed. Draft) > http://dev.w3.org/2006/webapi/DOM-Level-3-Events/html/DOM3-Events.html > DOM4 Events section (WD) http://www.w3.org/TR/dom/#events
Yay! Awesome! Thanks for slugging through this work. Looking forward to LC soon! / Jonas
