RE: [cgmo-webcgm] One more idea for WebCGM 2.0...

["Ulrich Laesche" <ulrich@ematek.de>]

Dieter,

 

what would be the difference between rendering a CGM image twice (as a preview image and as a full view) and your idea?  In MetaWeb, we offer an option to get rid of the tool- and scrollbars when displaying a CGM file in a very small window (i.e., preview).  In our JAVA solution eReview we generate small PNGs on-the-fly if a customer requests thumbnail display.  In both approaches links are added from the thumbnail (CGM or PNG) to the original view.  Is it the latter approach you envision?

 

Regards

Ulrich

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Dieter Weidenbrueck [mailto:dieter@itedo.com]
Sent: Montag, 5. Juli 2004 10:35
To: CGM Open Technical Committee
Subject: [cgmo-webcgm] One more idea for WebCGM 2.0...

All,

 

I suggest that we consider one more addition to WebCGM 2.0, which is the addition of a preview image in a separate picture.

 

ATA already allows for this, and I think it is a good thing to do. Users want to catalog CGM files in databases, and we are often

asked for thumbnails or preview images.

 

The picture could use a reserved name, e.g. "Preview Image".

 

Thoughts?

 

Regards,

Dieter