16:53:47 RRSAgent has joined #webevents 16:53:47 logging to http://www.w3.org/2012/10/30-webevents-irc 16:54:42 mbrubeck, can you try calling in now? I think you will be connected to #webapps but just come here for the PointerEvents gathering. OK? 16:56:06 Meeting: Pointer Events and Web Events Gathering 16:56:10 ScribeNick: ArtB 16:56:15 Scribe: Art 16:56:16 shan has joined #webevents 16:56:26 Date: 30 October 2012 16:56:56 Agenda: no formal agenda ... 16:57:02 Chair: Art 16:58:17 Cathy_ has joined #webevents 16:58:17 sangwhan has joined #webevents 16:58:20 Present: Art_Barstow, Mike_Smith, Anne_van_Kesteren, Anssi_Kostiainen, Lachlan_Hunt, Odin, Alex_Russell, Jonas_Sicking, Simon_Pieters, Olli_Pettay, Robin_Berjon, Adrian_Bateman, Henri_Sivonen 16:59:05 rbyers has joined #webevents 16:59:06 Present+ Soonbo_Han 16:59:17 Present+ Sangwhan_Moon 16:59:28 Present+ Cathy_Chan 16:59:57 Present+ Matt_Brubeck 17:00:34 RRSAgent, make log public 17:00:37 odinho_ has joined #webevents 17:00:41 RRSAgent, make minutes 17:00:41 I have made the request to generate http://www.w3.org/2012/10/30-webevents-minutes.html ArtB 17:00:50 Present+ Rick_Byers 17:01:40 Present+ Jacob_Rossi 17:01:47 slejeune has joined #webevents 17:01:52 jrossi has joined #webevents 17:03:02 a12u has joined #webevents 17:03:18 Present+ Ojan_Vafai 17:04:23 Microsoft submisson http://www.w3.org/Submission/2012/03/ 17:04:33 Spec http://www.w3.org/Submission/2012/SUBM-pointer-events-20120907/ 17:05:15 Yoshihiro has joined #webevents 17:05:19 asir has joined #webevents 17:05:24 noriya has joined #webevents 17:06:04 Adrian: want apps to be able to write against a variety of pointer devices 17:06:22 … existing APIs for touch are difficult to use 17:06:35 … it was a difficult API to design 17:06:45 … we think this one works well with existing content 17:06:51 … that uses mouse events 17:07:06 … The goal of our Submission was to get others together 17:07:17 … to build something that is interoperable. 17:07:26 … The spec is modeled after mouse events 17:07:48 … one key take away is you can choose if you work against mouse or pointer events 17:07:57 … and can receive both types of message 17:07:59 krit has joined #webevents 17:08:11 ojan has joined #webevents 17:08:11 … (need this for app that only supports mouse events). 17:08:35 … A strength is just one code path for events. 17:08:42 slightlyoff has joined #webevents 17:08:44 dfreedm has joined #webevents 17:08:53 … Not just a single touch but multi touch and multiple input devices 17:08:55 present+ Ojan_Vafai 17:09:00 … Events identify the type of event 17:09:06 … and that should be extensible 17:09:09 Present+ Daniel_Freedman 17:09:15 … not just pen, mouse, etc. 17:09:15 Present+ Alex_Russell 17:09:16 jsoh has joined #webevents 17:09:20 rotsuya has joined #webevents 17:09:38 Adrian: there are controlling aspects too e.g. panning, scrolling 17:10:10 … we added what we think is the minimum needed 17:10:11 spoussa has joined #webevents 17:10:22 Jacob: that's a good summary 17:10:24 Present+ Asir Selvasingh 17:10:34 … Goal is to have just one Pointer model 17:10:43 Present+ Sakari_Poussa 17:10:56 … Realize though that in the short term, devs will have to deal with "legacy" events 17:11:12 … Want it to work with sites regardless of pointer devices used 17:11:25 Matt: one issue I'd like to raise ... 17:11:40 … in addition to mouse legacy, there will be touch events legacy to consider too 17:11:50 … think the spec will have to deal with those interactions too 17:11:59 Jacob: we haven't worked that out yet 17:12:05 Wonsuk has joined #webevents 17:12:08 Adrian: we've heard that feedback before 17:12:18 … but we haven't done the investigation 17:12:21 tantek has joined #webevents 17:12:32 … and agree the group will have to do some investigation there 17:12:40 Adrian: comments, questions 17:13:03 Rick: one of the challenges with touch events is not blocking on scroll events 17:13:14 … think pointer events helps there 17:13:38 [ Scribe missed some of Rick's points … ] 17:13:57 Jacob: pointer events does address Rick 17:14:16 q+ 17:14:26 Rick: we have some apps that want to interupt scrolling 17:14:29 sorry, just making sure. 17:14:36 thanks mbrubeck, sangwhan 17:14:54 Rick's point was about allowing performant scrolling/panning from the UA while giving apps the JavaScript events when they want them 17:14:56 s/sorry, just making sure.// 17:14:59 Jacob: we have talked about how to handle interupts for panning, scrolling 17:15:06 … there are issues with multiple threads 17:15:07 s/thanks mbrubeck, sangwhan// 17:15:15 touch-action is related to this: http://www.w3.org/Submission/2012/SUBM-pointer-events-20120907/#the-touch-action-css-property 17:15:18 … think we should think about those cases 17:15:42 … Need to make sure we solve any related performance probs 17:15:55 Rick: agree performance is primary consideration 17:16:22 Lachlan: why introduce new events that mirror existing event (e.g. mouseup) rather than extending existing events? 17:16:32 Jacob: PE does inherit mouse events 17:16:51 … but multi touch, multi pointer creates probs for mouse events 17:16:57 Lachlan: ok 17:17:05 Doug: make sense Lachy? 17:17:11 Lachlan: yes 17:17:25 jbb has joined #webevents 17:18:19 Present+ Doug_Schepers 17:18:22 Art: Doug, can you say anything about the status of the proposed PE WG? 17:18:46 Doug: several Members responded (~8) 17:18:52 … got all positive support 17:19:03 … there were no objections from W3C management 17:19:12 … my expectation is the WG will be approved 17:19:25 … and that should happened "ASAP" 17:19:53 Doug: re the Web Events WG ... 17:19:54 RRSAgent: make minutes 17:19:54 I have made the request to generate http://www.w3.org/2012/10/30-webevents-minutes.html odinho_ 17:20:00 … they are working on Touch Events 17:20:12 … the v1 spec is in Candidate Recommendation 17:20:28 … after v1 goes to Recommendation, we expect the WG to close 17:20:41 … and hence we will do no additional work on Touch Events v2 17:20:45 hsivonen has joined #webevents 17:20:52 … Think PE spec is a good way forward. 17:21:27 … Re the IndieUI work, the PE WG will not have any formal joint work with IndieUI 17:21:47 … although we will notify them of PE WG's early drafts. 17:22:05 … I would like to see PE WG get a First Public WD published as soon as possible 17:22:24 Adrian: we don't want to see massive changes to PE spec 17:22:31 … we think it is a good foundation 17:22:39 … we do expect some changes 17:22:49 … even though that will affect our current implementation 17:22:59 Doug: thanks Adrian, that's helpful 17:23:29 Asir: when is the W3C management meeting? 17:23:32 asir 17:23:49 Doug: because of TPAC week, not this week 17:24:02 … but we are making it a priority 17:24:14 … perhaps a decision as early as next week 17:24:48 Art: I think Doug is saying next week is the absolute best case 17:25:38 Thanks for a PST friendly time! :-) 17:25:39 Regarding touch events, of the WebKit reviewers looking at the spec really wanted to see the spec cover how pointer events interact with touch events, i.e. the touch event equivalent of http://www.w3.org/Submission/pointer-events/#compatibility-mapping-with-mouse-events 17:25:48 Art: send comments to public-pointer-events 17:25:49 s/of/one of/ 17:26:01 http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-pointer-events 17:26:12 Doug: send comments to the list 17:26:25 … I want to thank Microsoft for making this Submission 17:26:30 … I really appreciate it 17:26:46 Jacob: looking forward to working for you 17:26:48 Wonsuk has left #webevents 17:26:53 Art: Gathering Adjourned 17:27:04 Thank you everyone! 17:27:12 +1 to thanking MS for this submission 17:27:14 RRSAgent, make minutes 17:27:14 I have made the request to generate http://www.w3.org/2012/10/30-webevents-minutes.html ArtB 17:27:59 ojan has left #webevents 17:35:19 a1zu has joined #webevents 17:51:08 rbyers has joined #webevents 18:00:55 a1zu has joined #webevents 18:18:37 rbyers has joined #webevents 19:36:21 smaug has joined #webevents 19:44:56 Lachy has joined #webevents 20:29:56 trackbot has joined #webevents 20:50:21 trackbot has joined #webevents 21:02:41 shepazu has joined #webevents 21:22:27 tantek has joined #webevents 21:43:20 hsivonen has left #webevents 22:53:22 krit has joined #webevents 23:15:28 tantek has joined #webevents 23:23:36 krit has joined #webevents