Agreed. Serial is the only case where it might make sense (if you were making a web version of hyperterminal).<div><br></div><div>J<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 1:52 PM, David Singer <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:singer@apple.com">singer@apple.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">I am not sure whether the physical connectivity used has much bearing on what devices are connected and usable, honestly. Why does the 'virtual' wire matter? (USB, serial, Bluetooth, built-in, IEEE4888, ....)?<br>
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On Aug 19, 2010, at 14:28 , Bjartur Thorlacius wrote:<br>
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>> Is there any intention to provide access to Bluetooth devices through the<br>
>> Device element?<br>
> Addressing Bluetooth specifically might or might not be out of scope<br>
> of the <device> element, depending on what the scope will be :)<br>
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> This is to low level for my taste; what would a web page want direct<br>
> communication over Bluetooth for? If RS-323 will be left out, Bluetooth<br>
> probably should be [left out] too. Higher level JavaScript interfaces<br>
> for accessing filesystems and user selected audio streams cover all use<br>
> cases I can think of.<br>
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> But then, I don't fully understand what use cases <device> is trying to<br>
> solve in the first place.<br>
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</div></div><font color="#888888">David Singer<br>
Multimedia and Software Standards, Apple Inc.<br>
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