[cgmopen-members] Fwd: webcgm

[Lofton Henderson <lofton@rockynet.com>]

CGM Open Members --

I have replied with my guess about web vector graphics as native formats 
(IE pretty unlikely; NN uncertain but I doubt it), as well as some 
observations on the other questions.

Please feel free to reply directly if you have input on their questions...

>Subject: webcgm
>To: lofton@rockynet.com
>Cc: Mike L Lance <Lance_Mike_L@cat.com>
>From: Gwynn D Gilson <Gilson_Gwynn_D@cat.com>
>Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2001 09:35:16 -0500
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>  |June 18, 2001) at 10/10/2001 09:35:26 AM
>X-RCPT-TO: <lofton@rockynet.com>
>
>Dear Mr. Lofton Henderson,
>I have been reading the documents concerning webcgm and svg formats that
>are provided on the CGMopen website.  We at Caterpillar are very interested
>in the creation and use of these formats for our Technical Illustration
>web-delivery information system.  We have had some experience with
>InterCap's plug-in, but prefer to develop our web graphics in a format that
>is native to the browsers (Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator).  Do
>you expect that the browsers will be able to display the webcgm and svg
>formats in the near future?  Also, we are familiar with InterCap,
>Auto-trol, and Itedo cgm graphic software packages, but we are interested
>to know if the lower-end PC graphic packages are making any plans to permit
>the output of webcgm files.  These would be programs such as Deneba's
>Canvas, Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, CorelDraw, etc.   Do you know of
>any future webcgm development plans for PC programs such as these?
>I would appreciate any help in answering these questions on this subject.
>Thank you,
>Gwynn Gilson
>Publications Development Analyst
>Caterpillar, Inc.
>309/494-5409


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