Jonathan - I'm a fan of your "rough work" :) Reason I'd want to use <cdv:icon> instead of <icon> for now, is to minimize the number of "cdv:"s that appear. If you namespace the element, you don't need to namespace the attributes. It also makes <cdv:icon> and <cdv:splashscreen> more similar.
On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 8:13 AM, Jonathan Bond-Caron < jbo...@gdesolutions.com> wrote: > On Wed Feb 12 05:00 PM, Andrew Grieve wrote: > > So... I'd like to: > > A: Remove xmlns="http://www.w3.org/ns/widgets"; from our config.xml > > template > > B: Change xmlns:cdv="http://cordova.apache.org/ns/1.0"; -> xmlns=" > > http://cordova.apache.org/ns/1.0"; > > C: Revert the commit that enforces the namespace to exist. > > > > This will allow us to add new tags & attributes to cordova.xml without > > "violating" > > XML namespace rules. > > > > Does anyone hate this idea? > > +1 for dropping widget spec in 4.0 > > Issue with the widget spec is it doesn't take into account multiple > platforms, or possibly different runtimes. > A 'cordova app' is more similar to a plugin.xml (needs to be ported to > multiple platforms). > > Some rough work here: > https://wiki.apache.org/cordova/config/cordova.xml > > Using the widget spec as-is looks like a lowest-hanging fruit experience > on multiple platforms. > > You need lots of xmlns:cdv, xmlns:gap, ... stuff to bridge the gap. > > Short term (3.x): > -1 to A,B,C > - add xmlns:cdv for custom icons, ...? > > Long term (4.x) > - New cordova config file > - Provide migration path of cordova 3.x project -> 4.x > >
