OASIS Mailing List ArchivesView the OASIS mailing list archive below
or browse/search using MarkMail.

 


Help: OASIS Mailing Lists Help | MarkMail Help

cgmo-webcgm message

[Date Prev] | [Thread Prev] | [Thread Next] | [Date Next] -- [Date Index] | [Thread Index] | [List Home]


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.




[Date Prev] | [Thread Prev] | [Thread Next] | [Date Next] -- [Date Index] | [Thread Index] | [List Home]