Re[2]: [cgmo-webcgm] ISSUE: allow empty layers in 2.0?

[Benoit Bezaire <benoit@itedo.com>]

Same here... I don't see why empty layers would be a problem and
should be disallowed.

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 Benoit   mailto:benoit@itedo.com


Friday, June 10, 2005, 2:25:02 AM, Dieter wrote:

DW> I agree.
  
DW> -----Original Message-----
DW> From: Lofton Henderson   [mailto:lofton@rockynet.com]
DW> Sent: Friday, June 10, 2005 2:00   AM
DW> To: cgmo-webcgm@lists.oasis-open.org
DW> Subject: [cgmo-webcgm] ISSUE: allow empty layers in 2.0?


DW> From   Dieter's comments:
DW> http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/cgmo-webcgm/200506/msg00021.html

DW> ISSUE:    allow empty layers in 2.0?

  
DW> 3.2.1.2
DW> The content of a layer should     allow for empty layers.
DW> BTW: the list shown for grobjects doesnt mention     empty
DW> grobjects either.
DW> [...]
DW> 3.3
DW> Change
DW> <!ELEMENT layer (grobject | para | grnode |     gdata)+        >
DW> to
DW> <!ELEMENT     layer (grobject | para | grnode |     gdata)*        >
DW> to allow for empty     layers


DW> The DTD was normative in 1.0.  It clearly   did NOT allow for
DW> empty layers.  Given that we allow empty grobjects, it   seems
DW> harmless to allow empty layers.  Any valid 1.0 file would still be
DW> valid 2.0.  So we should put the question to the TC.    Therefore:

DW> RECOMMENDATION:  change 2.0 to allow empty   layers.

DW> Regards,
DW> -Lofton.