Re: [Public WebGL] Proposed change to WebGL Event definition

To: Kenneth Russell <kbr@google.com>

Subject: Re: [Public WebGL] Proposed change to WebGL Event definition

From: Cedric Vivier <cedricv@neonux.com>

Date: Sat, 4 Sep 2010 13:08:31 +0800

Cc: Chris Marrin <cmarrin@apple.com>, public webgl <public_webgl@khronos.org>

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On Sat, Sep 4, 2010 at 09:40, Kenneth Russell <kbr@google.com> wrote:

On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 10:16 AM, Chris Marrin <cmarrin@apple.com> wrote:
>
> I've revised the event section (5.14). Please review.

Sorry for not realizing this before, but the "NOT_AVAILABLE" status
code seems pretty useless, because if the web browser is so old that
it doesn't support WebGL, then it definitely won't support delivery of
the webglcontextcreationerror event.

NOT_AVAILABLE "WebGL is not implemented or not enabled in this browser"

I think the current meaning is confusing (and indeed useless).

IIRC the original planned intent for this status code, meaning should be something like :

"WebGL is currently disabled or temporarily unavailable because of high resource usage by other tabs/programs."

Which makes it a bit more useful as it allows apps to present the user a more helpful message (and ask to try again - something not to do with NOT_SUPPORTED).

Regards,