immersive-web / immersive-web/image-tracking

isMeters variable name(s)

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Description

There are two parameters in the proposed IDL that have inMeters in their name: measuredWidthInMeters and widthInMeters.

As XR units are already in meters, and other APIs don't have this name definitions, is that needed in this API?

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Start by locating the proposed IDL definitions for measuredWidthInMeters and widthInMeters and review how comparable WebXR API attributes are named. Resolve whether the inMeters suffix belongs in this API, then update the IDL and any corresponding specification text once the naming decision is agreed.

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Domain
api
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
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Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
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