Compatibility/Projects
Web Compatibility Projects
Active
Web Compatibility is wide. There are many possible projects around this topics.
WebCompat.com Web site
- owner: miketaylr
A browser issue reporting Web site has been created and is on GitHub. Developed in Python, JavaScript.
The project has a certain number of keywords that are worth documenting.
Evangelism - In progress
Part of the Evangelism effort, the Web Compatibility Guide helps individuals to report, analyze and contact Web sites for issues with Web Compatibility. (work in progress)
Wish List
These are projects which we are not in the process of creating, but that would be good candidate to take on.
CSS Checker for Web Compatibility
Kyle Foster tweeted: "Someone make a tool that checks my CSS file against the Can I Use database and reports my browser compatibility." The tool could also report what changes to the CSS would make it more compatible with most "bang for the buck" - i.e. removing x:foo could increase your reach from 60% of browsers to 75%. Potentially on webcompat.com.
- Web Development and interfacing with caniuse.com
- Possibly hooking it with the CSS Validator (java) at W3C
CSS Converter from old to new Flexbox
It analyzes the old CSS flexbox syntax and proposes the equivalent syntax in the new Flexbox model.
- A bit of front-end Web development
- A table of correspondance
- A parser for CSS
CSS Converter from WebKit to CSS3 gradient
It analyzes the WebKit gradient syntax and proposes the equivalent syntax in the CSS3 gradient.
- A bit of front-end Web development
- A parser for CSS
- A converter
Closed/Not Active
Spade - Cancelled
Spade is an automated tool that will provide guidance as the the scope of the mobile Web problem. Note: this tool may be obsoleted by Seif Lotfy's work and is not being actively developed as of Nov-2013.
Firefox OS User Agent (UA) Overrides - In progress (archived on 2016-05-11)
owner: kdubost
The UA override mechanism allows B2G and Firefox Android to force mobile content by sending a custom UA to a specified domain.
Fixing UA detection libraries - In progress (archived on 2016-05-11)
owner: miketaylr
User Agent detection libraries sometimes do not take into account Firefox OS and/or Firefox for Android. We (Mozilla and the community) try to contact them to fix the libraries.