[webkit-dev] Request for comments

[Maciej Stachowiak]

On Aug 13, 2008, at 6:37 AM, Jonni.Rainisto at nokia.com wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I've been following the webkit-dev list for a while now, and I  
> though that it might be good time to introduce myself and the  
> project that we have been working on with a small team.
>
> First some general high level introduction jargon for managers or  
> such ;)...
>
> Motivation:
> Finger-touchable direct manipulation of 2.5D visual objects with  
> gestures is the new emerging UI paradigm with personal navigation  
> devices. However, the new paradigm has not reached the web yet --  
> there is no way a web developer can embrace the new interaction. In  
> this project we will look into bringing finger touch and gestures to  
> the web framework in order to accelerate easy web usage with mobile  
> devices, with the goal of mobile devices becoming the primary web  
> access method instead of laptops.
>
> This project is about:
>
> To create innovative web representation platform
> Multi-touch, accelerometer (rotation, shaking) and haptics based  
> interaction mechanisms
> Enriching the mobile web content with 2.5D graphics with hardware  
> accelerated rendering
> New JavaScript interaction APIs, Haptics CSS extensions
Have you looked at the WebKit team's proposal for 2.5D graphics and  
transitions?

http://webkit.org/specs/CSSVisualEffects/CSSTransforms.html
http://webkit.org/specs/CSSVisualEffects/CSSTransitions.html

These are now on track to become W3C standards and are already  
implemented on iPhone (2D portions only on desktop WebKit currently).

Also, have you looked at how touch and accelerometer events work on  
Safari on iPhone?

I am excited to see contributions from Nokia, but we would want to  
make sure that advanced WebKit features remain consistent in API  
between platforms.

Regards,
Maciej



>
> High Level Architecture: (disclaimer: this is only high level  
> architecture and some aspects might change during the project)
>
> <<architecture.jpg>>
>
> What we have already up and running:
> - Prototype implementation OpenGL ES 1.1 accelerated QT-WebKit  
> running on ARM based Internet Tablet device (such as N810),  
> reference implementations of the draft JS API's are somewhat working  
> (no haptics yet tough). JavaScript test pages receives touch gesture  
> DOM and accelerometer events quite nicely.
>
> I'm wondering if people in this mailing list would be interested to  
> look and give feedback/comments to our JS API draft versions and  
> general feedback for us to see if this would be beneficial for end  
> users. More detailed draft architecture specifications are also  
> available upon request.
>
> Our intention is to start contributing our implementation efforts  
> back to open source, if WebKit community would be interested to  
> receive it? :)
>
> You can also find me in IRC idling 24/7 on #webkit channel with  
> nick: Jonni
>
> Regards, Jonni
> -- 
> Jonni Rainisto
> Specialist, Nokia Devices R&D / Technology Strategy and  
> Architecture / Technology Foresight / New Technology Initiatives
>
> Gsm: +358 50 3038358  Email: jonni.rainisto at nokia.com
>
>
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