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Subject: Re: [cgmo-webcgm] IE ActiveX Update
So is MS going to rename it, "InActiveX"? At 09:43 AM 4/5/2006 -0400, Benoit Bezaire wrote: >[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/overview/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, > > > >-- >Regards, > Benoit mailto:benoit@itedo.com > >This e-mail and any attachments are confidential and may be protected >by legal privilege. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware >that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of this e-mail or >any attachment is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in >error, please notify us immediately by returning it to the sender and >delete this copy from your system. Thank you for your cooperation.
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