ISSUE-131: Should we add a caret location API to canvas, or is the focus API sufficient?

caret-location-API

Should we add a caret location API to canvas, or is the focus API sufficient?

State:

CLOSED

Product:

HTML 5 spec

Raised by:

Sam Ruby

Opened on:

2010-10-13

Description:

Per request, this issue was split off of ISSUE-74 in order to enable us to make progress on resolving the remainder of the issue:

http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-html/2010Oct/0086.html

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1. {minutes}} HTML WG telecon 2012-09-06 (from Paul.Cotton@microsoft.com on 2012-09-06)
2. {agenda} HTML WG telecon 2012-09-06 (from rubys@intertwingly.net on 2012-09-05)
3. Re: CfC: Close ISSUE-131: caret-location-api by Amicable Resolution (from rubys@intertwingly.net on 2012-08-31)
4. Re: CfC: Close ISSUE-131: caret-location-api by Amicable Resolution (from schwer@us.ibm.com on 2012-08-31)
5. Re: CfC: Close ISSUE-131: caret-location-api by Amicable Resolution (from rubys@intertwingly.net on 2012-08-31)
6. Re: CfC: Close ISSUE-131: caret-location-api by Amicable Resolution (from schwer@us.ibm.com on 2012-08-31)
7. Re: CfC: Close ISSUE-131: caret-location-api by Amicable Resolution (from rubys@intertwingly.net on 2012-08-31)
8. {agenda} HTML WG telecon 2012-08-29 (from mjs@apple.com on 2012-08-29)
9. Re: {agenda} HTML WG telecon 2012-08-23, issues, task force reports, discussion items (from eoconnor@apple.com on 2012-08-23)
10. Re: CfC: Close ISSUE-131: caret-location-api by Amicable Resolution (from rubys@intertwingly.net on 2012-08-22)
11. Re: CfC: Close ISSUE-131: caret-location-api by Amicable Resolution (from eoconnor@apple.com on 2012-08-22)
12. Re: CfC: Close ISSUE-131: caret-location-api by Amicable Resolution (from chuck@jumis.com on 2012-08-22)
13. {agenda} HTML WG telecon 2012-08-23, issues, task force reports, discussion items (from rubys@intertwingly.net on 2012-08-22)
14. CfC: Close ISSUE-131: caret-location-api by Amicable Resolution (from rubys@intertwingly.net on 2012-08-22)
15. RE: {agenda} HTML WG telecon 2012-08-14, some issues, lots of discussion topics (from Eliot.Graff@microsoft.com on 2012-08-15)
16. {agenda} HTML WG telecon 2012-08-14, some issues, lots of discussion topics (from mjs@apple.com on 2012-08-14)
17. RE: Issue 131 next steps (was: Working Group Decision on ISSUE-205) (from Paul.Cotton@microsoft.com on 2012-08-14)
18. RE: Issue 131 next steps (was: Working Group Decision on ISSUE-205) (from Paul.Cotton@microsoft.com on 2012-08-14)
19. {agenda} HTML WG telecon 2012-08-09 - action items, issues, decisions and task force reports (from Paul.Cotton@microsoft.com on 2012-08-08)
20. {minutes} HTML WG telecon 2012-08-02 - action items, issues and decisions (from glenn@skynav.com on 2012-08-02)
21. {agenda} HTML WG telecon 2012-08-02 - action items, issues and decisions (from rubys@intertwingly.net on 2012-08-01)
22. [minutes] 20120726 HTML WG (from plh@w3.org on 2012-07-27)
23. RE: {agenda} HTML WG telecon 2012-07-26 - issues, decisions and task force reports (from krisk@microsoft.com on 2012-07-26)
24. Re: Updating Change Proposals for ISSUE-131: caret-location-api (from mjs@apple.com on 2012-07-25)
25. Re: Updating Change Proposals for ISSUE-131: caret-location-api (from schwer@us.ibm.com on 2012-07-25)
26. {agenda} HTML WG telecon 2012-07-26 - issues, decisions and task force reports (from Paul.Cotton@microsoft.com on 2012-07-25)
27. Re: Updating Change Proposals for ISSUE-131: caret-location-api (from janina@rednote.net on 2012-07-24)
28. Re: Updating Change Proposals for ISSUE-131: caret-location-api (from schwer@us.ibm.com on 2012-07-24)
29. Re: {agenda} HTML WG telecon 2012-07-19 - issues, decisions and surveys (from eoconnor@apple.com on 2012-07-19)
30. RE: Updating Change Proposals for ISSUE-131: caret-location-api (from Frank.Olivier@microsoft.com on 2012-07-19)
31. {agenda} HTML WG telecon 2012-07-19 - issues, decisions and surveys (from Paul.Cotton@microsoft.com on 2012-07-18)
32. Updating Change Proposals for ISSUE-131: caret-location-api (from mjs@apple.com on 2012-07-17)
33. Re: {minutes} HTML WG telecon 2012-03-22 (from glenn@skynav.com on 2012-03-22)
34. {minutes} HTML WG telecon 2012-03-22 (from glenn@skynav.com on 2012-03-22)
35. {agenda} HTML WG telecon 2012-03-22: issue progress, heartbeat drafts, revert request, F2F registration, task force reports (from rubys@intertwingly.net on 2012-03-21)
36. RE: {minutes} HTML WG telecon 2012-03-08: issue progress, heartbeat drafts, other topics (from adrianba@microsoft.com on 2012-03-15)
37. RE: {minutes} HTML WG telecon 2012-03-08: issue progress, heartbeat drafts, other topics (from adrianba@microsoft.com on 2012-03-15)
38. {agenda} HTML WG telecon 2012-03-08: issue progress, heartbeat drafts, other topics (from mjs@apple.com on 2012-03-14)
39. {minutes} HTML WG telecon 2012-03-08: issue progress, heartbeat drafts, F2F meeting plans, task force reports (from glenn@skynav.com on 2012-03-08)
40. Re: {agenda} HTML WG telecon 2012-03-08: issue progress, heartbeat drafts, F2F meeting plans, task force reports (from glenn@skynav.com on 2012-03-08)
41. {agenda} HTML WG telecon 2012-03-08: issue progress, heartbeat drafts, F2F meeting plans, task force reports (from Paul.Cotton@microsoft.com on 2012-03-08)
42. {agenda} HTML WG telecon 2012-03-08: issue progress, heartbeat drafts, F2F meeting plans, task force reports (from Paul.Cotton@microsoft.com on 2012-03-07)
43. [minutes] HTML WG telecon 2012-02-16: issue progress (from rubys@intertwingly.net on 2012-02-16)
44. HTML WG telecon 2012-02-16: issue progress (from Paul.Cotton@microsoft.com on 2012-02-15)
45. ISSUE-131: caret-location-API - Chairs Solicit Alternate Proposals or Counter-Proposals (from rubys@intertwingly.net on 2012-02-14)
46. ISSUE-205: caret-location-API - Chairs Solicit Alternate Proposals or Counter-Proposals (from rubys@intertwingly.net on 2012-02-14)
47. Issue 131 Change Proposals (from schwer@us.ibm.com on 2012-02-10)
48. RE: {minutes} HTML WG telecon 2012-02-09: issue progress, task force reports, revert request, new information deadline, F2F (from adrianba@microsoft.com on 2012-02-09)
49. HTML WG telecon 2012-02-09: issue progress, task force reports, revert request, new information deadline, F2F (from rubys@intertwingly.net on 2012-02-07)
50. {minutes} HTML WG telecon 2012-01-26: issue progress (from glenn@skynav.com on 2012-02-02)
51. RE: {agenda} HTML WG telecon 2012-01-26: issue progress (from Paul.Cotton@microsoft.com on 2012-02-02)
52. Revert Request [was RE: {agenda} HTML WG telecon 2012-01-26: issue progress] (from john@foliot.ca on 2012-02-01)
53. {agenda} HTML WG telecon 2012-01-26: issue progress (from mjs@apple.com on 2012-02-01)
54. HTML WG minutes (Re: {agenda} HTML WG telecon 2012-01-12: issue progress, other business) (from mjs@apple.com on 2012-01-12)
55. {agenda} HTML WG telecon 2012-01-12: issue progress, other business (from mjs@apple.com on 2012-01-12)
56. ISSUE-131: caret-location-API - Chairs Solicit Proposals (from mjs@apple.com on 2012-01-11)
57. RE: Clarification on process for bugs marked resolved won't fix (from Paul.Cotton@microsoft.com on 2011-12-20)
58. {minutes} HTML WG telecon 2011-12-15: issue progress, editor's drafts, speech xg (from eoconnor@apple.com on 2011-12-15)
59. Fwd: Re: Request to re-open issue 131 (from rubys@intertwingly.net on 2011-12-10)
60. Re: Request to re-open issue 131 (from rubys@intertwingly.net on 2011-12-09)
61. RE: {minutes} HTML WG telecon 2011-12-08: actions, issues and task force reports (from adrianba@microsoft.com on 2011-12-08)
62. RE: {minutes} HTML WG telecon 2010-10-27: issue updates, task force reports (from adrianba@microsoft.com on 2011-10-27)
63. {agenda} HTML WG telecon 2010-10-27: issue updates, task force reports (from Paul.Cotton@microsoft.com on 2011-10-26)
64. {minutes} HTML WG telecon 2010-10-13: issue updates, task force reports (from Paul.Cotton@microsoft.com on 2011-10-13)
65. Re: Issues the chairs overlooked in their review of the canvas accessibility API proposal for Issue 131 (from schwer@us.ibm.com on 2011-07-22)
66. Re: Issues the chairs overlooked in their review of the canvas accessibility API proposal for Issue 131 (from mjs@apple.com on 2011-07-22)
67. Re: Final decision on Issue-131 (from plh@w3.org on 2011-05-25)
68. Re: Final decision on Issue-131 (from rubys@intertwingly.net on 2011-05-25)
69. Re: Final decision on Issue-131 (from rubys@intertwingly.net on 2011-05-25)
70. Responses to Last Call survey objections (from mjs@apple.com on 2011-05-25)
71. RE: Final decision on Issue-131 (from plh@w3.org on 2011-05-17)
72. RE: Final decision on Issue-131 (from plh@w3.org on 2011-05-17)
73. RE: Final decision on Issue-131 (from schwer@us.ibm.com on 2011-05-17)
74. RE: Final decision on Issue-131 (from Paul.Cotton@microsoft.com on 2011-05-15)
75. Final decision on Issue-131 (from Paul.Cotton@microsoft.com on 2011-05-10)
76. {minutes} HTML WG telecon 2011-05-05: short agenda; approaching Last Call (from Paul.Cotton@microsoft.com on 2011-05-05)
77. [Bug 12604] New: Provide accessibility API details for Change Proposal for ISSUE-131 (from bugzilla@jessica.w3.org on 2011-05-05)
78. {agenda} HTML WG telecon 2011-05-04: short agenda; approaching Last Call (from mjs@apple.com on 2011-05-04)
79. Re: The plan for ISSUE-131 / bug 11239 (from rubys@intertwingly.net on 2011-05-03)
80. Re: The plan for ISSUE-131 / bug 11239 (from ian@hixie.ch on 2011-05-03)
81. The plan for ISSUE-131 / bug 11239 (from mjs@apple.com on 2011-05-03)
82. Re: Working Group Decision on ISSUE-131 caret-location-api (from schwer@us.ibm.com on 2011-05-01)
83. Re: Working Group Decision on ISSUE-131 caret-location-api (from robert@ocallahan.org on 2011-05-01)
84. Re: Working Group Decision on ISSUE-131 caret-location-api (from robert@ocallahan.org on 2011-05-01)
85. Re: Working Group Decision on ISSUE-131 caret-location-api (from robert@ocallahan.org on 2011-05-01)
86. Re: Working Group Decision on ISSUE-131 caret-location-api (from robert@ocallahan.org on 2011-05-01)
87. Re: Working Group Decision on ISSUE-131 caret-location-api (from bhawkeslewis@googlemail.com on 2011-04-30)
88. Re: Working Group Decision on ISSUE-131 caret-location-api (from faulkner.steve@gmail.com on 2011-04-30)
89. Re: Working Group Decision on ISSUE-131 caret-location-api (from rubys@intertwingly.net on 2011-04-30)
90. Re: Working Group Decision on ISSUE-131 caret-location-api (from gerv@mozilla.org on 2011-04-30)
91. Re: Working Group Decision on ISSUE-131 caret-location-api (from robert@ocallahan.org on 2011-04-30)
92. Re: Working Group Decision on ISSUE-131 caret-location-api (from robert@ocallahan.org on 2011-04-30)
93. Re: Working Group Decision on ISSUE-131 caret-location-api (from ian@hixie.ch on 2011-04-29)
94. Re: Working Group Decision on ISSUE-131 caret-location-api (from jonas@sicking.cc on 2011-04-29)
95. Re: Working Group Decision on ISSUE-131 caret-location-api (from Simetrical+w3c@gmail.com on 2011-04-29)
96. Re: Working Group Decision on ISSUE-131 caret-location-api (from bhawkeslewis@googlemail.com on 2011-04-29)
97. Re: Working Group Decision on ISSUE-131 caret-location-api (from bhawkeslewis@googlemail.com on 2011-04-29)
98. Re: Working Group Decision on ISSUE-131 caret-location-api (from Simetrical+w3c@gmail.com on 2011-04-29)
99. Re: Working Group Decision on ISSUE-131 caret-location-api (from schwer@us.ibm.com on 2011-04-29)
100. Re: Working Group Decision on ISSUE-131 caret-location-api (from bhawkeslewis@googlemail.com on 2011-04-29)
101. Re: Working Group Decision on ISSUE-131 caret-location-api (from bhawkeslewis@googlemail.com on 2011-04-29)
102. Re: Working Group Decision on ISSUE-131 caret-location-api (from jonas@sicking.cc on 2011-04-29)
103. Re: Working Group Decision on ISSUE-131 caret-location-api (from jonas@sicking.cc on 2011-04-29)
104. Re: Working Group Decision on ISSUE-131 caret-location-api (from bhawkeslewis@googlemail.com on 2011-04-29)
105. Re: Working Group Decision on ISSUE-131 caret-location-api (from jonas@sicking.cc on 2011-04-28)
106. Re: Working Group Decision on ISSUE-131 caret-location-api (from jonas@sicking.cc on 2011-04-28)
107. Re: {agenda} HTML WG telecon 2011-04-28: ISSUE-152, Decisions, TF reports, Last Call schedule (from rubys@intertwingly.net on 2011-04-28)
108. Re: Applying the ISSUE-131 decision (from schwer@us.ibm.com on 2011-04-28)
109. Re: Bug 11239 proposed patch (from julian.reschke@gmx.de on 2011-04-28)
110. RE: {agenda} HTML WG telecon 2011-04-28: ISSUE-152, Decisions, TF reports, Last Call schedule (from Paul.Cotton@microsoft.com on 2011-04-27)
111. {agenda} HTML WG telecon 2011-04-28: ISSUE-152, Decisions, TF reports, Last Call schedule (from Paul.Cotton@microsoft.com on 2011-04-27)
112. Re: Applying the ISSUE-131 decision (from ian@hixie.ch on 2011-04-27)
113. RE: ISSUE-152 survey and Last Call schedule (from ian@hixie.ch on 2011-04-27)
114. RE: ISSUE-152 survey and Last Call schedule (from Paul.Cotton@microsoft.com on 2011-04-27)
115. Re: Applying the ISSUE-131 decision (from mjs@apple.com on 2011-04-26)
116. Re: ISSUE-152 survey and Last Call schedule (from mjs@apple.com on 2011-04-26)
117. Applying the ISSUE-131 decision (from mjs@apple.com on 2011-04-26)
118. {agenda} HTML WG telecon 2011-04-13: Decisions, ISSUE-120 Reopen Request, ISSUE-129 Wording (from mjs@apple.com on 2011-04-13)
119. Re: Working Group Decision on ISSUE-131 caret-location-api (from xn--mlform-iua@xn--mlform-iua.no on 2011-04-12)
120. Re: Working Group Decision on ISSUE-131 caret-location-api (from jackalmage@gmail.com on 2011-04-11)
121. Re: Working Group Decision on ISSUE-131 caret-location-api (from mjs@apple.com on 2011-04-11)
122. Re: Working Group Decision on ISSUE-131 caret-location-api (from jackalmage@gmail.com on 2011-04-11)
123. Correction Re: Working Group Decision on ISSUE-131 caret-location-api (from mjs@apple.com on 2011-04-11)
124. Working Group Decision on ISSUE-131 caret-location-api (from mjs@apple.com on 2011-04-11)
125. RE: {minutes} HTML WG telecon 2011-04-07: Issues, Surveys, Decisions and Publications (from adrianba@microsoft.com on 2011-04-07)
126. {agenda} HTML WG telecon 2011-04-07: Issues, Surveys, Decisions and Publications (from Paul.Cotton@microsoft.com on 2011-04-06)
127. {agenda} HTML WG telecon 2011-03-31: Issues, Publications, Surveys, Decisions, Task Force Reports (from rubys@intertwingly.net on 2011-03-30)
128. ISSUE-131: caret-location - Straw Poll for Objections (from Paul.Cotton@microsoft.com on 2011-03-24)
129. {agenda} HTML WG telecon 2011-03-24: Issues, surveys, decisions (from mjs@apple.com on 2011-03-23)
130. Re: ISSUE-131 counter proposal (from ian@hixie.ch on 2011-03-23)
131. RE: {minutes} HTML WG telecon 2011-03-17: Issues, surveys, decisions and task force reports (from adrianba@microsoft.com on 2011-03-17)
132. {agenda} HTML WG telecon 2011-03-17: Issues, surveys, decisions and task force reports (from Paul.Cotton@microsoft.com on 2011-03-15)
133. {minutes} HTML WG telecon 2011-02-24: Action items and Issues (from Paul.Cotton@microsoft.com on 2011-02-24)
134. {agenda} HTML WG telecon 2011-02-24: Action items and Issues (from Paul.Cotton@microsoft.com on 2011-02-23)
135. ISSUE-131 caret-location-API - Chairs Solicit Alternate Proposals or Counter-Proposals (from rubys@intertwingly.net on 2011-02-22)
136. {minutes} HTML WG telecon 2011-02-17: Issues, handling of features, task force reports (from Paul.Cotton@microsoft.com on 2011-02-20)
137. {agenda} HTML WG telecon 2011-02-17: Issues, handling of features, task force reports (from mjs@apple.com on 2011-02-17)
138. Re: request to re-open issue 133 due to submission of a change prposal. (from faulkner.steve@gmail.com on 2011-02-01)
139. {minutes} HTML WG Telecon 2010-01-27: status of actions, new issues, closing items, new calls, charter status (from Paul.Cotton@microsoft.com on 2011-01-27)
140. {agenda} HTML WG Telecon 2010-01-27: status of actions, new issues, closing items, new calls, charter status (from Paul.Cotton@microsoft.com on 2011-01-26)
141. RE: {minutes} HTML WG Telecon 2010-01-20: status of actions, calls; task force reports (from adrianba@microsoft.com on 2011-01-20)
142. {agenda} HTML WG Telecon 2010-01-20: status of actions, calls; task force reports (from rubys@intertwingly.net on 2011-01-18)
143. ISSUE-131 caret-location-API: Chairs Solicit Proposals (from rubys@intertwingly.net on 2011-01-18)
144. {minutes} HTML WG Telecon 2011-01-06: status of actions, calls, deadlines, task force reports (from plh@w3.org on 2011-01-11)
145. HTML WG Telecon 2010-12-16: status of actions, calls; task force reports (from rubys@intertwingly.net on 2011-01-05)
146. Working Group Decision on ISSUE-74 canvas-accessibility and ISSUE-105 canvas-usemap (from mjs@apple.com on 2010-12-14)
147. {minutes} HTML WG F2F minutes, Lyon, France, Nov 4-5 Part 1 (from Paul.Cotton@microsoft.com on 2010-11-09)
148. {minutes} } HTML WG Telecon 2010-10-21: status of actions, calls, issues, heartbeat drafts, and TPAC (from Paul.Cotton@microsoft.com on 2010-10-21)
149. {agenda} HTML WG Telecon 2010-10-21: status of actions, calls, issues, heartbeat drafts, and TPAC (from rubys@intertwingly.net on 2010-10-20)
150. Re: question about canvas survey and issue-131 (from rubys@intertwingly.net on 2010-10-20)
151. Re: question about canvas survey and issue 131 (from rubys@intertwingly.net on 2010-10-14)
152. question about canvas survey and issue 131 (from cyns@microsoft.com on 2010-10-14)
153. RE: {minutes} HTML WG Telecon 2010-10-14 actions, status of calls, issues and bugs, heartbeat drafts, task force reports (from adrianba@microsoft.com on 2010-10-14)
154. {agenda} HTML WG Telecon 2010-10-14 actions, status of calls, issues and bugs, heartbeat drafts, task force reports (from Paul.Cotton@microsoft.com on 2010-10-13)
155. ISSUE-74: canvas-accessibility and ISSUE-105 canvas-usemap - Straw Poll for Objections (from rubys@intertwingly.net on 2010-10-13)
156. ISSUE-131 (caret-location-API): Should we add a caret location API to canvas, or is the focus API sufficient? [HTML 5 spec] (from sysbot+tracker@w3.org on 2010-10-13)

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