14:42:51 RRSAgent has joined #dap 14:42:51 logging to http://www.w3.org/2013/01/23-dap-irc 14:42:53 RRSAgent, make logs world 14:42:53 Zakim has joined #dap 14:42:55 Zakim, this will be DAP 14:42:55 ok, trackbot; I see UW_DAP()10:00AM scheduled to start in 18 minutes 14:42:56 Meeting: Device APIs Working Group Teleconference 14:42:56 Date: 23 January 2013 14:43:46 Agenda: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-device-apis/2013Jan/0051.html 14:43:59 fjh has changed the topic to: dap 3279 ; agenda http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-device-apis/2013Jan/0051.html 14:44:17 Chair: Frederick_Hirsch 14:44:35 Present+ Frederick_Hirsch 14:55:28 UW_DAP()10:00AM has now started 14:55:35 +Josh_Soref 14:56:49 +[IPcaller] 14:56:55 zakim, [IPcaller] is me 14:56:55 +fjh; got it 14:57:09 Scribe: Josh_Soref 14:58:21 gmandyam has joined #dap 14:59:52 + +1.858.750.aaaa 15:00:13 Zakim, aaaa is gmandyam 15:00:13 +gmandyam; got it 15:01:10 +??P5 15:01:12 Zakim, ??P5 is me 15:01:12 +dom; got it 15:01:36 Milan_Patel has joined #dap 15:02:05 Zakim, who's on the phone? 15:02:05 On the phone I see Josh_Soref, fjh, gmandyam, dom 15:03:02 +Milan_Patel 15:03:08 dcheng3 has joined #dap 15:03:22 + +1.720.934.aabb 15:03:46 Zakim, where is +1720? 15:03:46 North American dialing code 1.720 is Colorado 15:03:53 + +46.1.08.01.aacc 15:03:59 zakim, aabb is clarke 15:03:59 +clarke; got it 15:04:08 +dcheng3 15:04:12 zakim, where is +46? 15:04:12 country code 46 is Sweden 15:04:17 AnssiK has joined #dap 15:04:21 Zakim, aacc is Claes 15:04:21 +Claes; got it 15:04:26 Present+ Diana_Cheng 15:04:27 Present+ Anssi_Kostiainen 15:04:50 RRSAgent, draft minutes 15:04:50 I have made the request to generate http://www.w3.org/2013/01/23-dap-minutes.html Josh_Soref 15:04:54 RRSAgent, make logs public 15:04:56 RRSAgent, draft minutes 15:04:56 I have made the request to generate http://www.w3.org/2013/01/23-dap-minutes.html Josh_Soref 15:04:59 +??P14 15:05:05 zakim, ??P14 is me 15:05:06 +AnssiK; got it 15:05:18 Cathy has joined #dap 15:05:30 Welcome, Shuning, CNGI, http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-device-apis/2013Jan/0050.html 15:05:33 richt has joined #dap 15:05:43 i/Welcome/Topic: Welcome 15:05:44 Claes has joined #dap 15:05:44 No call next week - 30 January 2013 teleconference has been cancelled. Next call 6 Feb. 15:06:05 q+ to note that Feb 6 overlap with WebRTC WG (although not necessarily media cap stuff) 15:06:13 ack Dom 15:06:13 dom, you wanted to note that Feb 6 overlap with WebRTC WG (although not necessarily media cap stuff) 15:06:18 Present+ Claes_Nilsson 15:06:20 fjh: propose canceling 13th 15:06:24 dom: no objection 15:06:33 proposed RESOLUTION: Draft minutes from 16 January 2013 are approved. 15:06:40 ... on feb 6th, if there's a meeting, i'll have to send regrets 15:06:56 Clarke has joined #dap 15:06:59 +bryan 15:06:59 ... the Media Capture F2F will also include the 6th 15:07:07 fjh: i was confused about the schedule 15:07:13 bryan has joined #dap 15:07:23 dom: my understanding is MC will include Wednesday morning Eastern Time 15:07:33 Isn't there a joint meeting between Media Capture TF and WebRTC during the interim? 15:07:36 Josh_Soref: i think there are enough attendees 15:07:44 Giri Mandyam will be attending 15:07:48 +Cathy 15:07:52 s/gmandyam/scribe/ 15:08:06 s/Giri Mandyam/gmandyam: I/ 15:08:16 fjh: i was thinking of just stepping out for a brief call 15:08:42 richt has joined #dap 15:08:44 proposed RESOLUTION: Draft minutes from 16 January 2013 are approved. 15:08:50 RESOLUTION: Draft minutes from 16 January 2013 are approved. 15:09:01 proposed RESOLUTION: cancel 13 Feb teleconference 15:09:12 RESOLUTION: 13 Feb teleconference is canceled 15:09:22 s/RESOLUTION: Draft minutes from 16 January 2013 are approved.// 15:09:26 Topic: Minutes Approval 15:09:28 http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-device-apis/2013Jan/att-0026/minutes-2013-01-16.html 15:09:32 RESOLUTION: Draft minutes from 16 January 2013 are approved. 15:09:50 Topic: Ambient Light 15:09:55 "the LightLevelState enum needs to have an empty string value. Right now, the spec is inconsistent with the IDL, as it says to sometimes set attributes that are typed as LightLevelState to the empty string, but that is an invalid value." http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-device-apis/2013Jan/0039.html (Tab) 15:10:17 Duplicate Attribute definitions 15:10:26 http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-device-apis/2013Jan/0049.html 15:10:54 fjh: AnssiK, so you found and fixed a bug which related to duplicate geneation? 15:10:59 s/neat/nerat/ 15:11:08 AnssiK: yes, and i submitted a pull request, and it was integrated 15:11:23 fjh: so it's live? 15:11:28 ... yes, i see that section is gone 15:11:56 fjh: some things are on Navigator, and some are on Window 15:12:02 ... anne asked why Window 15:12:06 q+ 15:12:11 ... is this an oversight or intentional? 15:12:12 ack AnssiK 15:12:14 ack AnssiK 15:12:18 AnssiK: my understanding is that 15:12:30 ... anne meant whether we restricted to top-level-browsing context 15:12:36 ... i have to send an email to anne 15:12:40 ... i looked at Gecko's code 15:12:47 ... it should be browsing context window object 15:13:00 ... basically Background tabs/windows wouldn't get notifications 15:13:07 ... let's see what dougt says 15:13:18 fjh: and why do we use navigator/window? 15:13:25 AnssiK: i think it's historical reasons 15:13:37 ... Window is used for event because DeviceOrientation used it 15:13:45 fjh: it seems Navigator makes more sense overall 15:13:52 AnssiK: for events, Window has been the place 15:14:05 ... other APIs following the GeoLocation pattern have used Navigator 15:14:09 fjh: what about Battery? 15:14:14 AnssiK: it's a hybrid 15:14:21 ... a sync API and event handlers 15:14:30 ... bike-shedding where these should live is fun 15:14:38 ... but Rick is getting up to speed 15:14:45 ... and he'll create a new proposal for sensors 15:15:07 fjh: i think it's important for usability/consistency over time 15:15:20 ... i think at some point there will be an issue getting things over time 15:15:40 ... if implementers don't have a deep concern, then we don't have a reason to change 15:15:49 ... if anyone has a concern, please comment on the list (or call) 15:15:52 ... thanks AnssiK 15:15:58 ... i'll close the LC issues 15:16:22 s/Topic: Ambient Light/Topic: Ambient Light and Proximity/ 15:16:28 fjh: oh, and Queuing 15:16:39 ... AnssiK, did you do something for that? 15:16:41 AnssiK: yes 15:16:56 Topic: Web Intents / Web Activities 15:18:07 in the process of following up with Greg and Mounir to determine status of their work with WebIntents 15:18:46 Declarative Invocation - some interesting thoughts on the list 15:19:04 issue with proposed change of work venue however, http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-web-intents/2013Jan/0010.html 15:19:25 fjh: he sent a provocative message 15:19:34 ... i sent a reply saying it wasn't a good idea 15:19:35 q+ 15:19:55 ... there was a private +1 from the team 15:20:26 ... i think that message of his is moot 15:20:35 ... i think he has ideas on Declarative that might be helpful 15:20:46 dom: i agree, the issue is moot 15:20:52 ... i wouldn't even call it an issue 15:21:01 ... it's good that you clarified that to him 15:21:19 ... the lack of activity in the TF is worrisome 15:21:25 ... i hope we'll see movement in this space soon 15:21:34 fjh: the work is really the work of the entire TF 15:21:41 ... mounir and greg are really implementers 15:21:58 ... Claes, you're also involved 15:22:04 ... i don't want to throw your work away either 15:22:11 Claes: thinking about what's happening here 15:22:22 ... greg stated there were usability issues 15:22:30 ... there wasn't clear action 15:22:59 ... i think we need a clear statement from those guys 15:23:14 fjh: i think we need to look more closely at the declarative stuff that fred was talking about 15:23:25 ... fred had some ideas 15:23:37 ... jhawkins said why don't you make a proposal 15:23:44 ... and fred made something more detailed 15:23:46 q? 15:24:13 ack Josh_Soref 15:24:15 fjh: we need to figure out how to get this going forward 15:24:22 Zakim, who is making noise? 15:24:34 Josh_Soref, listening for 11 seconds I heard sound from the following: Josh_Soref (100%), AnssiK (52%) 15:24:38 Zakim, mute AnssiK 15:24:38 AnssiK should now be muted 15:24:43 Zakim, mute me 15:24:43 Josh_Soref should now be muted 15:25:32 topic: F2F planning 15:25:38 fjh: we're talking about mid-may possibly 15:25:59 ... i have a reservation for burlington, ma, but we were there before 15:26:04 ... i know dcheng3 is looking 15:26:07 dcheng3: nothing new to share 15:26:15 ... i'll give a shout when i get an answer 15:26:20 ... in London we have room for 20 15:26:56 fjh: and bryan is also looking 15:27:39 dom: one of the main values of the F2F is making progress on Web Intents 15:27:43 we need a clear goal for F2f, eg. webintents 15:27:45 ... and making sure we're aligned 15:27:59 ... if we have no clear path, then i'm not sure the F2F would provide useful input 15:28:05 ... the two seem strongly bound 15:28:22 topic: Media Capture 15:28:32 5-7 February F2F, Bedford MA, registration and logistics, http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-media-capture/2013Jan/0055.html 15:28:42 MediaStream Recording draft: https://dvcs.w3.org/hg/dap/raw-file/tip/media-stream-capture/MediaRecorder.html 15:28:49 Media Capture and Streams: http://dev.w3.org/2011/webrtc/editor/getusermedia.html 15:28:54 +q 15:28:58 s/+q/q+/ 15:29:08 fjh: there's a CfC coming 15:29:12 ... for recording 15:29:17 ... and i'll forward it 15:29:19 ack gmandyam 15:29:24 ack gmandyam 15:29:32 gmandyam: i voiced an objection to that in the TF 15:29:40 ... i've asked the editors to clarify who owns the deliverable 15:29:50 ... afaict it should be documented in the charter 15:30:00 ... their text seems to indicate it's owned by the webrtc 15:30:05 dom: i understand your concern 15:30:18 ... i think it just was forgotten in all the work they have to do 15:30:24 ... it's understood it's a joint-deliverable 15:30:31 ... the bug will be fixed as soon as possible 15:30:38 expect to have CfC for Media Stream Recording, will forward to this wg as well 15:30:41 gmandyam: my understanding is that Charter should be clear 15:30:54 ... the MC TF just has an email from robin as a charter 15:31:04 dom: TFs don't exist in W3 process 15:31:11 ... the charters to look at are WebRTC and DAP 15:31:23 ... if you don't find something that covers that deliverable, then that's something worth an objection 15:31:33 q+ 15:31:38 ... i will note that objecting to FPWD on technical grounds isn't usual 15:31:47 ... the FPWD is just to roughly scope the work 15:31:54 ... it isn't meant to be technically finished 15:31:59 ... it's just setting a stake to the ground 15:32:16 ... when i give objections, it isn't about semantics, it's about scope/ip 15:32:30 fjh: i think it should say in Status that it's a deliverable of DAP+WebRTC 15:32:35 ... it doesn't say that now 15:32:35 s/... when/gmandyam: when/ 15:32:47 .... dom's right, everything can change 15:32:54 ... but that's something the chairs should respond to 15:32:59 .... this is a heads-up 15:33:07 s/..../.../ 15:33:16 ... it will be cross-posted 15:33:30 ... i'll send a message about the status section. i think that should be corrected 15:33:35 topic: Editorial Best Practices 15:33:46 fjh: we published ReSpec ED recently 15:33:50 ... which caused dates to change 15:34:07 ... if you have problems w/ ReSpec with your browser, then you can't view the document 15:34:14 q+ to note I could automate that if needed 15:34:21 ... i think editors should check in a version of the document that everyone can view 15:34:25 ... tobie agrees with that 15:34:35 ... tobie suggested dated versions 15:34:39 +1 15:34:52 ... i don't think it's a big deal for editors to check in the resultant document 15:34:59 ... does anyone object to this? 15:35:13 ... and maybe have our current documents updated to have an html version on the homepage? 15:35:16 q? 15:35:17 ... AnssiK ? 15:35:18 -clarke 15:35:23 ack fjh 15:35:24 q+ 15:35:27 ack dom 15:35:27 dom, you wanted to note I could automate that if needed 15:35:39 dom: i don't disagree in principle 15:35:47 ... i think having a static document is helpful in many cases 15:35:54 ... it's helpful for my webidl checker 15:36:02 ... i think it's important that we not spend editors' time 15:36:13 ... on menial tasks 15:36:23 ... i think it should be fairly simple to automate 15:36:35 ... if we have a convention for filenames 15:36:37 It is important to remember that a little time of the editor can save the time of many readers 15:36:44 ack anssik 15:36:52 ... then i could have a script to generate the resultant file 15:36:57 AnssiK: i think we should automate it 15:37:11 ... if you do multiple minor edits, then it's a lot of work 15:37:20 fjh: if you have 1 editor and 1000 readers 15:37:26 ... then saving time for 1000 people is valuable 15:37:53 ... if you don't version the name of the file, it doesn't take much time 15:38:03 ... but if dom can automate this, then editor's don't have to deal w/ it 15:38:07 ... which would be a win-win for everyone 15:38:09 ACTION: Dom to look at automating generation of static docs out of respecs docs 15:38:10 Created ACTION-611 - Look at automating generation of static docs out of respecs docs [on Dominique Hazaƫl-Massieux - due 2013-01-30]. 15:38:23 ... i think editors should spell-check, validate, link-check 15:38:39 dom: i agree editors have a responsibility to keep their document clean 15:38:45 ... but it's one thing for TR/ 15:38:48 ... but another thing for ED/ 15:38:58 ... i'd rather keep ED/s as up-to-date as possible 15:39:07 -Claes 15:39:10 fjh: i'm not sure how to automate this 15:39:19 ... i guess you could do this in ReSpec 15:39:40 ... if you automate it, we should make sure other groups could take advantage of it as well 15:39:45 dom: i'll look into it 15:39:58 ... and possibly make it available to other groups too 15:40:11 topic: Action Review 15:40:17 fjh: i'm not going to go through actions 15:40:20 http://www.w3.org/2009/dap/track/actions/open 15:40:20 http://www.w3.org/2009/dap/track/actions/pendingreview 15:40:45 ACTION-523? 15:40:45 ACTION-523 -- Anssi Kostiainen to work on test cases for battery and vibration -- due 2012-08-31 -- OPEN 15:40:45 http://www.w3.org/2009/dap/track/actions/523 15:40:54 AnssiK: when i get a device 15:41:11 topic: Other Business 15:41:24 fjh: we won't meet next week 15:41:28 ... we might meet the following week 15:41:33 ... thanks for your time 15:41:58 -dom 15:42:00 -Cathy 15:42:02 -Milan_Patel 15:42:03 -bryan 15:42:03 -gmandyam 15:42:06 -AnssiK 15:42:07 -fjh 15:42:10 -dcheng3 15:42:11 ... gmandyam, i don't understand your technical bits, you'll need to followup with the TF chairs 15:42:19 ... thanks Josh_Soref for scribing 15:42:22 trackbot, end meeting 15:42:22 Zakim, list attendees 15:42:22 As of this point the attendees have been Josh_Soref, fjh, +1.858.750.aaaa, gmandyam, dom, Milan_Patel, +1.720.934.aabb, +46.1.08.01.aacc, clarke, dcheng3, Claes, AnssiK, bryan, 15:42:25 ... Cathy 15:42:27 -Josh_Soref 15:42:29 UW_DAP()10:00AM has ended 15:42:29 Attendees were Josh_Soref, fjh, +1.858.750.aaaa, gmandyam, dom, Milan_Patel, +1.720.934.aabb, +46.1.08.01.aacc, clarke, dcheng3, Claes, AnssiK, bryan, Cathy 15:42:30 RRSAgent, please draft minutes 15:42:30 I have made the request to generate http://www.w3.org/2013/01/23-dap-minutes.html trackbot 15:42:31 RRSAgent, bye 15:42:31 I see 1 open action item saved in http://www.w3.org/2013/01/23-dap-actions.rdf : 15:42:31 ACTION: Dom to look at automating generation of static docs out of respecs docs [1] 15:42:31 recorded in http://www.w3.org/2013/01/23-dap-irc#T15-38-09