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Subject: RE: about transform [was RE: [cgmo-webcgm] Groups - Proposed WebCGM 2.1 ...]


Hi Lofton,

So it sounds like Forrest and Boeing both agree that nobody is going to
write the scripts. Good, I agree too ;-)

So as Dieter points out; why take the approach of a DOM interface in
that case? Scripts are the worse possible approach when trying to
maintain some level of interoperability. Any revision will make that
script obsolete.

Would it be possible to get access to that demo?

Benoit.
  

-----Original Message-----
From: Lofton Henderson [mailto:lofton@rockynet.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 11:54 AM
To: Bezaire, Benoit; cgmo-webcgm@lists.oasis-open.org
Subject: Re: [cgmo-webcgm] RE: about transform [was RE: [cgmo-webcgm]
Groups - Proposed WebCGM 2.1 ...]

At 11:32 AM 9/4/2007 -0400, Bezaire, Benoit wrote:
>Hi Lofton,
>
>No I didn't see the demo.
>
>But regardless, we have a hard time imagining CGM users will take the 
>time & effort required to write javascript code and do 3x3 matrix 
>calculations.

That is one thing that impressed me about their demo ... how much work
*they* were willing to do to create "discount animation".

Also their demo made clear that they are not the end user of the
animations.  What they did is create a tool that handles/hides most of
the tedious dirty work needed to create the end-user's animation (in
their "discount animation" style.)

Clearly, the creation of such animations without the tool would be
beyond the ambition or ability of the average user (as you noted above).

Just to clarify, for my own understanding... Does "time & effort"
represent the entire scope of your comment, "it will result in a bad
user experience"?  Or did you have other aspects in mind?

Cheers,
-Lofton.



>-----Original Message-----
>From: Lofton Henderson [mailto:lofton@rockynet.com]
>Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 11:20 AM
>To: Bezaire, Benoit; cgmo-webcgm@lists.oasis-open.org
>Subject: about transform [was RE: [cgmo-webcgm] Groups - Proposed 
>WebCGM
>2.1 ...]
>
>Hi Benoit,
>
>One question about your comments, and a question to everyone at 
>Seattle...
>
>At 10:25 AM 9/4/2007 -0400, Bezaire, Benoit wrote:
> >Hi All,
> >
> >I will be on the call tomorrow. Dieter will try to attend but his 
> >schedule may prevent him from doing so.
> >
> >Here's our position on the 2.1 requirements:
> >- substring hotspots: ok.
> >- text search: ok for example; we think the general text search 
> >functionality should be a viewer feature as oppose to a DOM
interface.
> >i.e., why should a user have to write javascript to search for text 
> >in a CGM file?
> >- animation:
> >  1) we do not see our dev team implementing a transform interface, 
> >we think it will result in a bad user experience.
>
>I'm curious whether you ever managed to arrange to see the demo that 
>Molly and Larry showed us in Seattle?
>
>I'd like to hear from the other attendees, but I got the impression 
>that everyone thought availability of transform (at least as a Style
>Property) would be useful to them in implementing their "discount 
>animation" more efficiently than they presently are able.
>
>Comments?  (Everyone!)
>
>Regards,
>-Lofton.
>
> >  2) zoom and pan interface: no objection.
> >  3) additional style properties: we need more info.
> >- improved font interchange: ok.
> >- z-compression: ok.
> >- clarify transparency: ok.
> >
> >Cheers,
> >Benoit.
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: david.w.cruikshank@boeing.com
> >[mailto:david.w.cruikshank@boeing.com]
> >Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 6:20 PM
> >To: cgmo-webcgm@lists.oasis-open.org
> >Subject: [cgmo-webcgm] Groups - Proposed WebCGM 2.1 enhancements
> >(WebCGM_21_list_r2.html) uploaded
> >
> >updated the WebCGM 2.1 enhancement document again to add the 
> >interaction of transparency
> >
> >  -- Mr. david cruikshank
> >
> >The document revision named Proposed WebCGM 2.1 enhancements
> >(WebCGM_21_list_r2.html) has been submitted by Mr. david cruikshank 
> >to the OASIS CGM Open WebCGM TC document repository.  This document 
> >is revision #2 of WebCGM_21_list.html.
> >
> >Document Description:
> >This is a draft document identifying potential WebCGM 2.1 
> >functionality
>
> >enhancements.
> >
> >Added the functionalilty of z-compression left out in the original 
> >document
> >
> >Rev 2 added the transparency issue
> >
> >View Document Details:
> >http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/cgmo-webcgm/document.php
> >?d
> >o
> >cument_id=25179
> >
> >Download Document:
> >http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/cgmo-webcgm/download.php
> >/2
> >5
> >179/WebCGM_21_list_r2.html
> >
> >Revision:
> >This document is revision #2 of WebCGM_21_list.html.  The document 
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history.
> >
> >
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