Re: [whatwg] input type=ink proposal

2010-08-24 Thread Henri Sivonen
On Aug 8, 2010, at 01:14, timeless wrote: On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 10:11 PM, Ian Hickson i...@hixie.ch wrote: Are there examples of sites working around the lack of this feature on the Web today, e.g. using Flash or some such? Nordic banking sites use java for authorization, that's just for

Re: [whatwg] input type=ink proposal

2010-08-09 Thread Mikko Rantalainen
2010-06-08 19:26 EEST: Charles Pritchard: Has there been prior discussion about an input type=ink form element? This element would simply capture coordinates from a mouse (or touch/pen input device), allowing the user to reset the value of the element at their discretion. InkML is in last

Re: [whatwg] input type=ink proposal

2010-08-07 Thread timeless
On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 10:11 PM, Ian Hickson i...@hixie.ch wrote: Are there examples of sites working around the lack of this feature on the Web today, e.g. using Flash or some such? Nordic banking sites use java for authorization, that's just for pins (imo it's stupid).

Re: [whatwg] input type=ink proposal

2010-08-06 Thread Ian Hickson
On Tue, 8 Jun 2010, Charles Pritchard wrote: As part of a web form, a user signs their digital signature to confirm acceptance of terms. While filling out an online profile, a user submits a simple doodle as their avatar. To quickly log into an online system, a user scribbles a

[whatwg] input type=ink proposal

2010-06-08 Thread Charles Pritchard
Has there been prior discussion about an input type=ink form element? This element would simply capture coordinates from a mouse (or touch/pen input device), allowing the user to reset the value of the element at their discretion. InkML is in last call: http://www.w3.org/TR/InkML/ We could

Re: [whatwg] input type=ink proposal

2010-06-08 Thread Adam Shannon
I can't remember any discussion (and searching my email returns no results), The idea seems interesting and useful. Have you thought about how it will work on mobile platforms (will the touch screen act as the pad?). I'm guessing that the browser could save an image of the coordinates plotted