FW: Chapter 4 of webcgm

["Cruikshank, David W" <david.w.cruikshank@boeing.com>]

Side discussion between Sturart and I on Chap 4

Thx...Dave

> ______________________________________________ 
> From: 	Galt, Stuart A  
> Sent:	Friday, September 16, 2005 8:02 AM
> To:	Cruikshank, David W
> Subject:	RE: Chapter 4 of webcgm
> 
> Yes that is probably the case.  I just wanted to make it clear that
> XCF functionality did not include any of the DOM query functions.
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> Stuart Galt
> SGML Resource Group
> stuart.a.galt@boeing.com
> (206) 544-9925 
> 
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> _____________________________________________ 
> From: 	Cruikshank, David W  
> Sent:	Friday, September 16, 2005 5:22 AM
> To:	Galt, Stuart A
> Subject:	RE: Chapter 4 of webcgm
> 
> Stuart,
> 
> I guess it depends on how you read it...I agree the XCF is readonly,
> but after the load and apply those attributes are available through
> DOM calls to query and or set in the DOM tree in memory via the
> Javascript interface.  I think what it is trying to say is that the
> attributes in the XCF coorespond to attributes in the WebCGM file that
> can be queried or set through the DOM interface??
> 
> Thx...Dave
> 
> _____________________________________________ 
> From: 	Galt, Stuart A  
> Sent:	Thursday, September 15, 2005 11:47 AM
> To:	Cruikshank, David W
> Subject:	Chapter 4 of webcgm
> 
> Dave,
> 
> I have only 1 comment.  In 4.3.1 the first paragraph says:
> 
> For the standardized XCF content, most of the items expressed on XCF
> elements as XML attributes have a straightforward correlation to a
> standardized WebCGM attribute or property that may be set or inquired
> with a WebCGM DOM call.
> 
> I am under the impression that the XCF is a write only kind of thing.
> "Inquire" type of routines don't really make sense to me because I am
> not sure what can be done with the results.  I hesitate to request a
> change at this late date, but do we want to clarify that the XCF sets
> things, but doesn't read the results..  Something like:
> 
> For the standardized XCF content, most of the items expressed on XCF
> elements as XML attributes have a straightforward correlation to a
> standardized WebCGM attribute or property that may be set with a
> WebCGM DOM call.
> 
> That is the only thing I found.  Should I send it to the list?
> 
> 
> --
> Stuart Galt
> SGML Resource Group
> stuart.a.galt@boeing.com
> (206) 544-9925 
>