RE: [cgmo-webcgm] QUESTION: ban 0x09, 0x0A, 0x0D from 'name' ?

[Robert Orosz <roboro@AUTO-TROL.com>]

I found the definition of format effector in CGM99 itself.

The first sentence of the last paragraph in section 6.3.4.5 has it.

Format effector control characters (NUL, CR, LF, BS, HT, VT, and FF) are
permitted in a (sic) parameters of type String Fixed but their
interpretation is implementation dependent.

I apologize for not looking there sooner!

Rob

-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Orosz [mailto:roboro@AUTO-TROL.com]
Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2005 11:32 AM
To: 'Lofton Henderson'; cgmo-webcgm@lists.oasis-open.org
Subject: RE: [cgmo-webcgm] QUESTION: ban 0x09, 0x0A, 0x0D from 'name' ?


Hi Lofton,

That is a nice reference.  However, its official status within the IETF is
"UNKNOWN."  I certainly would not want to use this as a normative reference.

I decided the most logical place to start is page 1 of CGM99 under the
heading "3 Normative references."

Rob

-----Original Message-----
From: Lofton Henderson [mailto:lofton@rockynet.com]
Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2005 10:56 AM
To: Robert Orosz; cgmo-webcgm@lists.oasis-open.org
Subject: RE: [cgmo-webcgm] QUESTION: ban 0x09, 0x0A, 0x0D from 'name' ?



At 10:26 AM 10/4/2005 -0600, Robert Orosz wrote:
>OK, I'll see if I can come up with the answer to the question of what a
>format effector is.
>
>I'm looking at ISO/IEC 2022 right now, and the answer is not jumping out at
>me.

Here might an alternative place to start... note the "FE" entries in the 
table...
http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc20.html

-Lofton.

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Lofton Henderson [mailto:lofton@rockynet.com]
>Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2005 10:22 AM
>To: Robert Orosz; cgmo-webcgm@lists.oasis-open.org
>Subject: RE: [cgmo-webcgm] QUESTION: ban 0x09, 0x0A, 0x0D from 'name' ?
>
>
>At 10:11 AM 10/4/2005 -0600, Robert Orosz wrote:
> >OK, that raises the question, what is a format effector?  I assumed it
was
> >talking about ANSI style escape sequences.  However, I don't see it
defined
> >in sections 9.5.4.6 or 9.5.4.7 of CGM99.
> >
> >What is a format effector?  Is it defined somewhere in CGM99 or one of
the
> >normative references therein?
>
>Another good point, Rob.  I don't know the answer, right off hand.  I have
>a feeling it could be defined somewhere like ISO 2022 (isn't that where C0
>and C1 control characters are defined? ).
>
>I know from ancient history that we (ISO CGM group) were talking about
>things like HORIZONTAL TAB, NEWLINE, CARRIAGE RETURN, VERTICAL TAB, etc/
>
>Are you interested to research and come up with the answer?  It would be
>good to spell out, just what "format effectors" includes.  I just googled
>"format effector", and there are plenty of hits.  (I'd like to keep
>processing review comments for tomorrow, rather than get side tracked.)
>
>-Lofton.