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Subject: Fwd: re[3]: [cgmo-webcgm] getWebCGMViewerVersion


This is a forwarded message
From: Don Larson <dlarson@cgmlarson.com>
To: Benoit Bezaire <benoit@itedo.com>
Date: Thursday, May 26, 2005, 9:55:54 AM
Subject: [cgmo-webcgm] getWebCGMViewerVersion

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Benoit,

I prefer A.

Regards, 
Don.
Larson CGM Software. 
713-977-4177x102


  > Taking into account the feedback from Stuart (should return a string
  > instead of number)... I now think we should concatenate the two calls
  > into one, returning a single string. Why have two calls returning
  > individual strings? Any way, I've updated proposal B, why not just
  > vote on it so that we can move on to other issues:

  > Proposal A:
  > string getWebCGMViewerVersion()
  >   returns a string identifying the User Agent being used (ex: Lofton's
  >   viewer v3.2.2)

  > Proposal B:
  > string getAppName()
  >   returns the application name (ex: Lofton's viewer).

  > string getAppVersion()
  >   returns the application version number (ex: 3.2.2)

  > Benoit: votes for A.
  > Stuart: votes for B.
  > Others: ?

  > -- 
  >  Benoit   mailto:benoit@itedo.com

  >  
  > Monday, May 16, 2005, 6:25:02 PM, Stuart wrote:

  > GSA> I would lean slightly to option B because I feel that an application
  > GSA> may be more concerned with the viewer name than the version.  My
  > GSA> only concern is do we want to restrict the version to a "number".
  > GSA> It is important to be able to be able to sort the versions.  But 
  > GSA> what about minor version rolls 3.2 .vs. 3.2.2?


  > GSA> --
  > GSA> Stuart Galt
  > GSA> SGML Resource Group
  > GSA> stuart.a.galt@boeing.com
  > GSA> (206) 544-9925 

  > GSA> -----Original Message-----
  > GSA> From: Benoit Bezaire [mailto:benoit@itedo.com] 
  > GSA> Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 3:09 PM
  > GSA> To: cgmo-webcgm@lists.oasis-open.org
  > GSA> Subject: [cgmo-webcgm] getWebCGMViewerVersion


  > GSA> I took an action at the last telecon for making a proposal on defining
  >  a
  > GSA> method for identifying the current plugin. So here it is... I think we
  > GSA> have two options, 1 method or 2 methods:

  > GSA> Proposal A:
  > GSA> string getWebCGMViewerVersion()
  > GSA>  returns a string identifying the User Agent being used (ex: Lofton's
  > GSA> viewer; 1.0)

  > GSA> pros: one call.
  > GSA> cons: no real control on string content.


  > GSA> Proposal B:

  > GSA> string getAppName()
  > GSA>   returns the application name (ex: Lofton's viewer).

  > GSA> number getAppVersion()
  > GSA>   returns the application version number (ex: 1.0)

  > GSA> pros: spec is clear on expected return values.
  > GSA> cons: two calls instead of one.

  > GSA> Thoughts?

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-- 
Best regards,
 Benoit                            mailto:benoit@itedo.com



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