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| [http://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/ | | [http://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/3.0.0/cordova_accelerometer_accelerometer.md.html#Accelerometer Accelerometer] | ||
| [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Reference/Events/devicemotion devicemotion], [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/DeviceMotionEvent.acceleration DeviceMotionEvent.acceleration] | | [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Reference/Events/devicemotion devicemotion], [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/DeviceMotionEvent.acceleration DeviceMotionEvent.acceleration] | ||
| Cordova provides <code>getCurrentAcceleration</code> and <code>watchAcceleration</code>. This is easy to simulate using <code>DeviceMotionEvent</code>. <code>getCurrentAcceleration</code> will simply call it once and clear the watcher afterwards. The only advantage will be the <code>acceleratorOptions</code> which contains <code>frequency</code> property. There is also a <code>timestamp</code> property returned to Cordova's callback. | | Cordova provides <code>getCurrentAcceleration</code> and <code>watchAcceleration</code>. This is easy to simulate using <code>DeviceMotionEvent</code>. <code>getCurrentAcceleration</code> will simply call it once and clear the watcher afterwards. The only advantage will be the <code>acceleratorOptions</code> which contains <code>frequency</code> property. There is also a <code>timestamp</code> property returned to Cordova's callback. | ||
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| [http://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/ | | [http://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/3.0.0/cordova_camera_camera.md.html#Camera Camera] | ||
| [https://wiki.mozilla.org/WebAPI/WebActivities WebActivities], [https://hacks.mozilla.org/2013/01/introducing-web-activities/ Pick image example] | | [https://wiki.mozilla.org/WebAPI/WebActivities WebActivities], [https://hacks.mozilla.org/2013/01/introducing-web-activities/ Pick image example] | ||
| FirefoxOS is providing access to pictures via WebActivities. Usage is fairly simple and an example is already working. However full support of Cordova API will be hard (or impossible) to implement. The problematic parts are specified in [http://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/2.7.0/cordova_camera_camera.md.html#cameraOptions cameraOptions]: | | FirefoxOS is providing access to pictures via WebActivities. Usage is fairly simple and an example is already working. However full support of Cordova API will be hard (or impossible) to implement. The problematic parts are specified in [http://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/2.7.0/cordova_camera_camera.md.html#cameraOptions cameraOptions]: | ||
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* camera direction | * camera direction | ||
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| [http://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/ | | [http://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/3.0.0/cordova_media_capture_capture.md.html#Capture Capture] | ||
| [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/WebAPI/Web_Activities WebActivities] | | [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/WebAPI/Web_Activities WebActivities] | ||
| The main differences are in the object returned to the callbacks, some on-the-fly transition will be needed. | | The main differences are in the object returned to the callbacks, some on-the-fly transition will be needed. | ||
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| [http://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/ | | [http://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/3.0.0/cordova_compass_compass.md.html#Compass Compass] | ||
| [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Reference/Events/deviceorientation deviceorientation] | | [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Reference/Events/deviceorientation deviceorientation] | ||
| FirefoxOS provides support as an event. Use <code>absolute</code> parameter to check if the device is able to provide the Earth coordinate frame | | FirefoxOS provides support as an event. Use <code>absolute</code> parameter to check if the device is able to provide the Earth coordinate frame | ||
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| [http://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/ | | [http://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/3.0.0/cordova_connection_connection.md.html#Connection Connection] | ||
| [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/window.navigator.connection navigator.connection] | | [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/window.navigator.connection navigator.connection] | ||
| Cordova has a different object under the same navigator property name. FirefoxOS doesn't provide type of the connection to the apps. According to [http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17494786/check-if-firefox-os-is-connected-to-wifi-for-privileged-apps Harald' answer on StackOverflow] "<code>metered</code> should be enough to tell if the user is on wifi". | | Cordova has a different object under the same navigator property name. FirefoxOS doesn't provide type of the connection to the apps. According to [http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17494786/check-if-firefox-os-is-connected-to-wifi-for-privileged-apps Harald' answer on StackOverflow] "<code>metered</code> should be enough to tell if the user is on wifi". | ||
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| [http://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/ | | [http://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/3.0.0/cordova_contacts_contacts.md.html#Contacts Contacts] | ||
| [[WebAPI/ContactsAPI]] | | [[WebAPI/ContactsAPI]] | ||
| There are lacks in FxOS documentation of Contact fields (<code>impp</code>, <code>url</code>, <code>address</code>). Some fields are not exactly corresponding to each other. FxOS has an ability to save only one organization. Cordova has no info about (<code>anniversary</code>, <code>sex</code>, <code>genderIdentity</code>) | | There are lacks in FxOS documentation of Contact fields (<code>impp</code>, <code>url</code>, <code>address</code>). Some fields are not exactly corresponding to each other. FxOS has an ability to save only one organization. Cordova has no info about (<code>anniversary</code>, <code>sex</code>, <code>genderIdentity</code>) | ||
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| [http://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/ | | [http://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/3.0.0/cordova_device_device.md.html#Device Device] | ||
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| As for the moment FxOS does not provide any info about device to not certified apps. Following properties of <code>device</code> object will not returned: <code>name</code>, <code>uuid</code>, <code>version</code>, <code>model</code> | | As for the moment FxOS does not provide any info about device to not certified apps. Following properties of <code>device</code> object will not returned: <code>name</code>, <code>uuid</code>, <code>version</code>, <code>model</code> | ||
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| [http://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/ | | [http://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/3.0.0/cordova_events_events.md.html#Events Events] | ||
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| TBD (some of these will require a separate row in this table) | | TBD (some of these will require a separate row in this table) | ||
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| [http://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/ | | [http://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/3.0.0/cordova_file_file.md.html#File File] | ||
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| TBD | | TBD | ||
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| [http://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/ | | [http://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/3.0.0/cordova_geolocation_geolocation.md.html#Geolocation Geolocation] | ||
| [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/WebAPI/Using_geolocation Using geolocation] | | [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/WebAPI/Using_geolocation Using geolocation] | ||
| The only difference is providing a timestamp as Date object | | The only difference is providing a timestamp as Date object | ||
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| [http://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/ | | [http://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/3.0.0/cordova_globalization_globalization.md.html#Globalization Globalization] | ||
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| TBD | | TBD | ||
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| [http://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/ | | [http://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/3.0.0/cordova_inappbrowser_inappbrowser.md.html#InAppBrowser InAppBrowser] | ||
| [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/WebAPI/Browser Browser] | | [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/WebAPI/Browser Browser] | ||
| The implementation is very different. Cordova uses <code>window.open</code> which is working in different way under FxOS. FxOS uses an <code>iframe</code> with <code>mozbrowser</code> attribute. | | The implementation is very different. Cordova uses <code>window.open</code> which is working in different way under FxOS. FxOS uses an <code>iframe</code> with <code>mozbrowser</code> attribute. | ||
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| [http://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/ | | [http://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/3.0.0/cordova_media_media.md.html#Media Media] | ||
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| | | Playing and recording music files. "The current implementation does not adhere to a W3C specification for media capture, and is provided for convenience only. A future implementation will adhere to the latest W3C specification and may deprecate the current APIs". | ||
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| [http://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/ | | [http://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/3.0.0/cordova_notification_notification.md.html#notification.alert Notification.alert] | ||
| [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/window.alert window.alert] | | [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/window.alert window.alert] | ||
| There is a need for a new function which will be asynchronous and support changing <code>title</code> and <code>buttonName</code> | | There is a need for a new function which will be asynchronous and support changing <code>title</code> and <code>buttonName</code> | ||
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| [http://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/ | | [http://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/3.0.0/cordova_notification_notification.md.html#notification.confirm Notification.confirm] | ||
| [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/window.confirm window.confirm] | | [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/window.confirm window.confirm] | ||
| There is a need for a new function which will be asynchronous and support changing <code>title</code> and <code>buttonLabels</code> | | There is a need for a new function which will be asynchronous and support changing <code>title</code> and <code>buttonLabels</code> | ||
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| [http://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/ | | [http://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/3.0.0/cordova_notification_notification.md.html#notification.prompt Notification.prompt] | ||
| [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/window.prompt window.prompt] | | [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/window.prompt window.prompt] | ||
| There is a need for a new function which will be asynchronous and support changing <code>title</code> and <code>buttonLabels</code> | | There is a need for a new function which will be asynchronous and support changing <code>title</code> and <code>buttonLabels</code> | ||
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| [http://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/ | | [http://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/3.0.0/cordova_notification_notification.md.html#notification.beep Notification.beep] | ||
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| TBD | | TBD | ||