arstechnica.com — Apple has added 3D position and transform capabilities to WebKit, along with the 2D CSS-based transform abilities added some time ago. However, Apple allows access to these advanced 3D abilities only via Mobile Safari. If Apple enables the features on the desktop, they could kickstart the development of a whole new class of visually rich web applic
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bmcclure937Mar 16, 2009
Totally agreed, could not have said it any better myself!
kamikazowMar 16, 2009
CSS 3D is a draft for a W3C standard and not intended to be proprietary: <a class="user" href="http://dev.w3.org/csswg/css3-3d-transforms/" rel="nofollow">http://dev.w3.org/csswg/css3-3d-transforms/</a>
brendansheehanMar 16, 2009
Not flash.
celotilMar 17, 2009
It _is_ vaguely like writing crippled OpenGL for the web, but it is more powerful than it at first appears.I still play with it, and it sometimes still baffles me, but once you get the hang of LOD, Fog, and how sensors really work compared to the onscreen perspective, it's a lot less annoying.
n00bianMar 17, 2009
maybe....just maybe he wasnt talking about javascript but the 3D css stuff? ...
emomentMar 17, 2009
Defiantly not flash.
innovator9Mar 17, 2009
When it comes to playing flash video on my Tiger MacBook, it already has. I have to switch from Firefox to Safari for this because it stutters and doesn't detect mouse movement in fullscreen on anything using Gecko.
Closed AccountMar 18, 2009
I want a 3D desktop that resembles a real desk. If I want to throw something away, I should be able to touch the document and drag it into the trash. If I want to look at my documents, I should be able to open a filing cabinet. If I want to shut down, I should be able to turn off the office lights.