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Monday, February 12, 2007
W3C standardizes widgets
At least the process has been started, as described in W3C draws up widgets wish-list. A very important development, to broaden the applicability of widgets on different browsers and different platforms.
Here's the most important info regarding use in mobile phones:
The Working Group hopes that by standardizing widgets, developers will be able to deploy them on a variety of platforms and devices in a manner that is both easy to use and device independent. This is particularly relevant for mobile devices, where the diversity of platforms does not sit well with the current fragmented approach to widget development.
There are also Java (J2ME) based implementations for mobile devices. However the very fact that competing technologies are proliferating suggests that the W3C is right to at least look at the possibility of establishing a common approach.
Here's the most important info regarding use in mobile phones:
The Working Group hopes that by standardizing widgets, developers will be able to deploy them on a variety of platforms and devices in a manner that is both easy to use and device independent. This is particularly relevant for mobile devices, where the diversity of platforms does not sit well with the current fragmented approach to widget development.
There are also Java (J2ME) based implementations for mobile devices. However the very fact that competing technologies are proliferating suggests that the W3C is right to at least look at the possibility of establishing a common approach.
