16408 2012-03-16 18:31:00 +0000 Support createEvent("Events") -> Event interface 2012-04-05 22:50:06 +0000 1 1 1 Unclassified WebAppsWG HISTORICAL - DOM3 Events unspecified PC Windows NT VERIFIED FIXED reviewerSatisfied P2 minor --- 1 travil travil annevk mike Ms2ger www-dom public-webapps-bugzilla oldest_to_newest 65673 0 travil 2012-03-16 18:31:00 +0000 Apparently all browsers support this as of IE9 testing: IE8: n/a Firefox: pass Chrome: pass Safari: pass Opera: pass Note, the current DOM L3 Events spec mentions the following (but omits "Events" as a valid compatibility string): *For backward compatibility reason, "UIEvents", "MouseEvents", "MutationEvents", and "HTMLEvents" feature names are valid values for the parameter eventInterface and represent respectively the interfaces UIEvent, MouseEvent, MutationEvent, and Event, and the characters 'a'..'z' are considered equivalent to the characters 'A'..'Z'. The request is to add a mapping for the string "Events" to the Event interface for interop purposes. 65679 1 annevk 2012-03-16 21:26:33 +0000 Interesting! Fixed in DOM: https://bitbucket.org/ms2ger/dom-core/changeset/edc7186a302a 65700 2 Ms2ger 2012-03-17 19:28:35 +0000 Added a test: http://dvcs.w3.org/hg/webapps/rev/486e28ffa34a Interestingly, webkit only supports the title-case versions. 65790 3 travil 2012-03-20 01:23:02 +0000 Updated the backward compatibility list in DOM3 Events as well. http://dev.w3.org/2006/webapi/DOM-Level-3-Events/html/DOM3-Events.html?rev=1.217#interface-DocumentEvent 66457 4 travil 2012-04-05 22:50:06 +0000 As the opener, I'm satisfied with this change :)