Re: [cgmo-webcgm] IE ActiveX Update

[Benoit Bezaire <benoit@itedo.com>]

[sent on behalf of Ralf]

Hi All,

let me clarify one detail. After installing the so called "IE ActiveX
Update" the initial display of embedded CGM objects is not affected. The
update only prevents the automatic user interaction with the embedded
object. So we don't see any interactivity (events, tooltips) without
activating the control.

The same restrictions appear for other embedded ActiveX controls as well
(e.g. SVG Viewer, Flash).

Details can be found in the MSDN article "Activating ActiveX Controls"
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/workshop/author/dhtml/ove
rview/activating_activex.asp

Best Regards,
- Ralf

Tuesday, April 4, 2006, 4:49:37 PM, you wrote:

> Hi,

>   Microsoft is about to release some troubling IE updates for ActiveX
>   controls... this is regarding the EOLAS vs Microsoft lawsuit. The
>   deployment (Windows Automatic Update) of these updates will
>   apparently start in April. Future versions of Windows and IE
>   (pre-installed on systems) will be shipping with the update
>   (specific dates unknown).

>   A system with such an updated version of IE will require user
>   interaction (via a click) before a CGM file embedded in HTML can be
>   displayed on screen. A bad user experience is about to begin for CGM
>   users unless they start changing their web pages.

>   The workaround suggested by Microsoft, Apple, Macromedia etc... is
>   to remove the <object> tag from HTML pages and add a script to every
>   web page which dynamically inserts an object tag (if the <object>
>   tag is dynamically inserted, it's not in violation of the EOLAS
>   patent).

>   This needs to be dealt with at multiple level...
>   - CGM vendors have to deal with this (generators of HTML + CGM)
>   - Users needs to update their existing web page (or block the
>   update).
>   - How do we (cgmopen) ease the transition for the webcgm community?
>   - The test suite will need to be updated (in my opinion).
>   - Some early experiences with Itedo's code base shows some problems
>   with the WebCGM 2.0 'onload' param when the <object> tag is
>   dynamically inserted. This may be specific to our implementation,
>   but if not; the group needs to take some decisions about the
>   'onload' param.

>   It would be good if vendors/users of this mailing list could
>   collaborate about this as it affects all of us.

>   Ralf, if some of the information is inaccurate, please let us know.

>   Regards,



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Regards,
 Benoit   mailto:benoit@itedo.com

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