re[4]: [cgmo-webcgm] fontmap xml coding

[Don <dlarson@cgmlarson.com>]

Lofton,

I would to see if anyone else found the element name "maplist" 
confusing.  To me it implied that the maplist contained a list 
of font substitutions rather than a single font substitution in the
fontmap.  

It would be much clearer to users it think if this element was 
renamed "fontmapItem", "mapItem" or something like that.  It not 
a big issue however and I can live with it as is if no else has a 
problem with it.

Regards,
Don
Larson Software Technology
Tel: (713)977.4177 ext. 102
www.cgmlarson.com

 >  Don (or anyone) --

 >  Please let me know if you want to raise this as an issue, to be resolved, 
 >  whether to change the name or not.  (I'm a little unsure whether the 
 >  somewhat softer "would be nice" is meant to queue it for issue discussion 
 >  and resolution.)

 >  Thanks,
 >  -Lofton.

 >  At 09:06 AM 2/2/2009 -0700, Robert Orosz wrote:
 >  >Don,
 >  >
 >  >I see your point.  The DTD makes it clear, but for someone not familiar
 >  with
 >  >XML and DTDs that element name might lead them astray.  Since the name of
 >  >the parent element is "fontmap", "fontmapItem" might be a better choice of
 >  >name for that element.
 >  >
 >  >By the way, in my haste to reply to you on Friday, I forgot to quote the
 >  >value of the useFont attribute of the defaultFont element.  It should be
 >  >written like this.
 >  >
 >  ><defaultFont useFont="Arial">
 >  >
 >  >XML attribute values MUST be quoted.
 >  >
 >  >Rob
 >  >
 >  >-----Original Message-----
 >  >From: 'Don' [mailto:dlarson@cgmlarson.com]
 >  >Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2009 1:58 PM
 >  >To: Rob Orosz; CGM Open WebCGM TC
 >  >Cc: Dave Cruikshank
 >  >Subject: re[2]: [cgmo-webcgm] fontmap xml coding
 >  >
 >  >
 >  >Rob,
 >  >
 >  >Thanks for clarfication.
 >  >
 >  >I think the "maplist" name is kind of misleading, maybe it should be
 >  >something like "maplistItem" to indicate that it's an item of a list.
 >  >
 >  >Don.
 >  >
 >  > >  Don,
 >  >
 >  >  >  cgmFont is an attribute of maplist, so there can only be one per
 >  maplist
 >  >  >  element.  The content model does allow multiple maplist elements. 
 >  Your
 >  >  >  example should look like this.
 >  >
 >  >  >  <webcgmConfig>
 >  >
 >  >  >  <fontmap>
 >  >  >  <defaultFont useFont=Arial>
 >  >  >  <maplist cgmFont="Helvetica" substitutionList="Arial, sans-serif"/>
 >  >  >  <maplist cgmFont="Times-Roman" substitutionList="New Times Roman,
 >  >  >  serif"/>
 >  >  >  </fontmap>
 >  >
 >  >  >  </webcgmConfig>
 >  >
 >  >  >  Note that the forceSubstitution attribute defaults to yes, so I left
 >  it
 >  >  >  out.
 >  >
 >  >  >  Regards,
 >  >
 >  >  >  Rob
 >  >
 >  >  >  -----Original Message-----
 >  >  >  From: Don [mailto:dlarson@cgmlarson.com]
 >  >  >  Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 5:03 PM
 >  >  >  To: CGM Open WebCGM TC
 >  >  >  Cc: Dave Cruikshank
 >  >  >  Subject: [cgmo-webcgm] fontmap xml coding
 >  >
 >  >
 >  >  >  All
 >  >
 >  >  >  To all XML experts. I would like feedback on my following the XML
 >  >encoding
 >  >  >  of a fontmap in an ACI file.
 >  >
 >  >  >  Is this correct?  I'm not sure of coding for multiple instances of
 >  >cgmFont?
 >  >
 >  >
 >  >  >  <webcgmConfig
 >  >
 >  >  >  <fontmap>
 >  >  >  <defaultFont useFont=Arial>
 >  >  >  <maplist>
 >  >  >  forceSubstituion="yes"
 >  >  >  cgmFont="Helvetica"
 >  >  >  substitutionList="Arial, sans-serif"
 >  >  >  cgmFont="Times-Roman"
 >  >  >  substitutionList="New Times Roman", serif"
 >  >  >  </maplist>
 >  >  >  </fontmap>
 >  >
 >  >  >  </webcgmConfig>
 >  >
 >  >
 >  >  >  Regards,
 >  >  >  Don
 >  >
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