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Thomas Steiner
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PWAs on Oculus Quest 2
The Oculus Quest 2 is a virtual reality (VR) headset created by Oculus, a division of Meta. Developers can now build and distribute 2D and 3D Progressive Web Apps (PWA) that take advantage of Oculus Quest 2's multitasking feature.
Designcember Calculator
A skeuomorphic attempt at recreating a solar calculator on the web with the Window Controls Overlay API and the Ambient Light Sensor API.
SVGcode: a PWA to convert raster images to SVG vector graphics
SVGcode is a Progressive Web App that lets you convert raster images like JPG, PNG, GIF, WebP, AVIF, etc. to vector graphics in SVG format. It uses the File System Access API, the Async Clipboard API, the File Handling API, and Window Controls Overlay customization.
Picking colors of any pixel on the screen with the EyeDropper API
The EyeDropper API enables authors to use a browser-supplied eyedropper in the construction of custom color pickers.
JavaScript eventing deep dive
preventDefault and stopPropagation: when to use which and what exactly each method does.
User preference media features client hints headers
The Sec-CH-Prefers-Color-Scheme client hint header allows sites to obtain the user's color scheme preferences optionally at request time, allowing servers to inline the right CSS and therefore avoid a flash of incorrect color theme.
PWAs as URL Handlers
Let installed PWAs handle URLs for a more integrated experience.
Excalidraw and Fugu: Improving Core User Journeys
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. Unless you understand it. My name is Thomas Steiner, I work in Developer Relations at Google and in this write-up of my Google I/O talk, I will look at some of the new Fugu APIs and how they improve core user journeys in the Excalidraw PWA, so you can take inspiration from these ideas and apply them to your own apps.
URL protocol handler registration for PWAs
Let installed PWAs handle links that use a specific protocol for a more integrated experience.
Insertable streams for MediaStreamTrack
The content of a MediaStreamTrack is exposed as a stream that can be manipulated or used to
generate new content.
Customize the window controls overlay of your PWA's title bar
Use the title bar area next to the window controls to make your PWA feel more like an app.
Breaking down barriers using the DataTransfer API
Enable the user to share data beyond the browser window.
