W3C WICD Mobile 1.0
Are you aware of the W3C Web Integration Compound Document (WICD), and its mobile version, the WICD Mobile 1.0?
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WICD Mobile 1.0 specification is going to be a very important piece moving forward for Mobile Web and mobile browsing, and in the convergence between rich-local clients and browser-based technologies.
The WICD Mobile profile is primarily designed to enable rich multimedia content on mobile handset devices. These are devices with:
- small, narrow screens (approximately 2 to 4 inch, up to 30-40 characters per line)
- 4- or 8-way joystick navigation (no pointing device)
The WICD Mobile specification defines (standardizes) the use of the following for Mobile Web:
- XHTML Basic 1.1
- ECMAScript 3rd Edition Compact Profile
- CSS 2.1 Mobile Profile
- SVG Tiny 1.2
- Bitmap formats
- Audio formats
- Video formats
- User Agent Identification
- DOM Level 3
- XMLHttpRequest
- Focus Navigation Model
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[Image source: W3C WICD Mobile 1.0 spec]
