RE: [cgmo-webcgm] Issue CL-d6: 2.3.4 content attribute

["Galt, Stuart A" <stuart.a.galt@boeing.com>]

Ok, 

I agree with Benoit's assessment that the purpose is not directly 
capture the content of the restricted text elements.

--
Stuart Galt
SGML Resource Group
stuart.a.galt@boeing.com
(206) 544-3656

 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cruikshank, David W 
> Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 4:33 PM
> To: Benoit Bezaire; CGM Open WebCGM TC
> Subject: RE: [cgmo-webcgm] Issue CL-d6: 2.3.4 content attribute
> 
> Confirm your agreement with Ben's assessment of this issue.
> 
> Thx...dave 
> 
> 
> Technical Fellow - Graphics/Digital Data Interchange Boeing 
> Commercial Airplane 206.544.3560, fax 206.662.3734  <-- NEW 
> NUMBERS david.w.cruikshank@boeing.com
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Benoit Bezaire [mailto:benoit@itedo.com]
> Sent: Friday, April 21, 2006 7:57 AM
> To: CGM Open WebCGM TC
> Subject: [cgmo-webcgm] Issue CL-d6: 2.3.4 content attribute
> 
> CL wrote:
> "Issue CL-d6: [[[2.3.4 WebCGM defined group properties 
> content - an attribute of the 'para' and 'subpara' APS, that 
> can give a reasonable basis for searching in the case of 
> badly structured text within WebCGM instances.]]]
> 
> Sounds like alt text, what if this is very different to the 
> actual text?
> Risk of it being outdated when the CGM is revised. what does 
> 'badly structured' mean here? "
>   
> ---
> 
> Unlike alt text, WebCGM user agents do not display the 
> content of 'content' if the graphical primitives cannot be 
> displayed. It's only purpose is to facilitate 
> documentation/searching operations.
> 
> As for the 'very different to the actual text' question, 
> would could add some guidelines similar to the HTML alt text 
> guidelines:
> http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/struct/objects.html#alternate-text
> And definitely put an emphasis on the fact that authors 
> should update the 'content' attribute if the graphical 
> primitives of the APS are modified. 
> 
> As for 'badly structured', simply provide an example.
> 
> -- 
>  Benoit   mailto:benoit@itedo.com
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