How to help

[np]

What are some ways that web developers can help with HTML5? I know that the WHATWG is probably looking for feedback on the specification, but without having an implementation to play around with, it's hard for me to get my head around the spec and make suggestions.

[Hixie]

Some parts actually are implemented... <canvas>, for example, is in Firefox, Opera, and Safari (and IE if you use the Google Canvas extension for IE); many of the Web Forms 2 things are in the latest version of Opera, as is the cross-frame messages feature; the Storage APIs are in Firefox; the drag and drop APIs are in Safari and IE... I forget what else is implemented right now.

It's a good question, though, anybody else have any ideas what people can do to help if they're not good at reading specs?

[hasather]

I forget what else is implemented right now.?

Opera also has server-sent DOM events implemented.

[np]

Could a list be made somewhere of the state of the different sections and what implementations exist?

What about writing test cases for the implemented sections?

[Hixie]

I just created (based on Lachy's ideas): http://wiki.whatwg.org/wiki/What_you_can_do

The status thing (keeping track of how up to date each section is) is something that Charl is working on. If you want to help out with that that would be awesome -- if you do, then mail me (ian@hixie.ch) and I'll put you in touch with him.

[met]

Some parts actually are implemented... ...many of the Web Forms 2 things are in the latest version of Opera,

Didn't even realize it. Whow, <input type="date" /> works in Opera!

Sorry for rejoicing. I am afraid few people now this. Can be somewhere maybe on http://wiki.whatwg.org/wiki/Implementations list of such implementations in browsers? Just very very short list. It can really help evangelists, to make examples, blog... Looks for me there have been implemented more thinks than many of us know.

[Hixie]

Feel free to write a wiki page for this, or get people together to do this!

[met]

Feel free to write a wiki page for this, or get people together to do this!

http://wiki.whatwg.org/wiki/Implementat ... b_browsers created. I put there what I have discovered. Hope it is good first fragment.