W3C

The Web Applications Working Group has published two Working Drafts:

• Push API. This specification defines a “Push API” that provides webapps with scripted access to server-sent notifications, for simplicity referred to here as push notifications, as delivered by push services. Push services are a way for application servers to send messages to webapps, whether or not the webapp is active in a browser window.
• Input Method Editor API. This specification defines an “IME API” that provides Web applications with scripted access to an IME (input-method editor) associated with a hosting user agent.

Learn more about the Rich Web Client Activity.

W3C published today a summary of the Workshop on Rich Multimodal Application Development, hosted by Openstream on 22-23 July in the New York Metropolitan Area.

One of the Workshop aims was to accentuate the merits of HTML5 and the W3C Multimodal Architecture to help create the appropriate level of awareness of the maturity of the MMI Architecture and its suitability for developing innovative and compelling user-experiences across applications/devices.

Workshop participants prioritized work on use cases and requirements for rich multimodal applications, including service/device discovery, HTML5 integration, extending EMMA for output, specific industry snapshot, streaming, timing handling and related standards.

As discussed during the workshop, the W3C Multimodal Interaction Working Group will hold Webinars like the one held in January to discuss the issues identified during the workshop with all the stakeholders. Learn more about the Multimodal Interaction Activity.

The HTML Working Group updated two Candidate Recommendations today:

• HTML5, which defines the 5th major revision of the core language of the World Wide Web, the Hypertext Markup Language (HTML). In this version, new features are introduced to help Web application authors, new elements are introduced based on research into prevailing authoring practices, and special attention has been given to defining clear conformance criteria for user agents in an effort to improve interoperability.
• HTML Canvas 2D Context, which defines the 2D Context for the HTML canvas element. The 2D Context provides objects, methods, and properties to draw and manipulate graphics on a canvas drawing surface.

Learn more about the HTML Activity.