Bleeding Edge HTML5

Paul Kinlan
This presentation demonstrated some ongoing - bleeding edge - development in html5:

• : section that can be collapsed: no extra javascript required
• : highlight portions of text
  • less javascript
  • easier for to handle
• input-tag adds support for speech-to-text input
• video & animations: check if the current tab is visible. Allows to stop a video when the tab is inactive
• a link can suggest the browser to pre-fetch the contents of links the user will likely click --> the page is pre-loaded
• intents: loosely coupling/integration of services from different websites. Cfr Android intents: an application asks a photo viewer and Android lets the user choose which one he wants.
• check online / offline status in javascript or use a callback. --> clean handling of unconnected status.
• paste of images in browser
• camera / microphone support
• full-screen support, callable from javascript (user must grant permission)
• WebRTC: real-time communication: Real time Video / audio for communication
• much better audio support

check out http://html5hacks.com