[whatwg] General request regarding feature requests -- drawString()

[Stefan Haustein]

Hi,

I have updated the drawString() feature request accordingly:

http://rhino-canvas.sourceforge.net/www/drawstring.html

Best regards,
Stefan


Ian Hickson wrote:
> I'm happy to see the increased interest in HTML5 recently -- especially 
> with the amazing work Lachlan, Henri, and others are doing with the blog, 
> the validator, feedback, and so forth.
>
> Since the volume of feature requests is only going to increase in the near 
> future, I'd like to request that feature requests be clear and include at 
> least the following information:
>
>  * What is the problem you are trying to solve?
>
>  * What is the feature you are suggesting to help solve it?
>
>  * What is the processing model for that feature, including error 
>    handling? This should be very clear, including things such as event 
>    timing if the feature involves events, how to create graphs 
>    representing the data in the case of semantic proposals, etc.
>
>  * Why do you think browsers would implement this feature?
>
>  * Why do you think authors would use this feature?
>
>  * What evidence is there that this feature is desparately needed?
>
> Obviously, we want to keep the language as simple as possible. That means 
> not everyone will get what they want. Having clear answers to the 
> questions above will help all of us work out what is most important.
>
> Cheers,
>