Re: ISSUE-20 (Content multi-view): Current <content> model does not allow multiple views [Widgets]

This issue has been closed, based on the WG's agreement on August 26.  
Please see the following for details:

  <http://www.w3.org/2008/08/26-wam-minutes.html#item13>

-Regards, Art Barstow


On Jun 27, 2008, at 12:07 AM, ext Web Applications Working Group  
Issue Tracker wrote:

>
> ISSUE-20 (Content multi-view): Current <content> model does not  
> allow multiple views [Widgets]
>
> http://www.w3.org/2008/webapps/track/issues/
>
> Raised by: Marcos Caceres
> On product: Widgets
>
> The problem with the way that <content> is currently specified is  
> that it does not allow for multiple "views" of content. For  
> example, say I want to display a floating widget and a different  
> view of that widget in a dock.
>
> Google gadgets currently solves this problem by allowing multiple  
> content elements and making use of a "view" attribute:
>
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
> <Module>
>   <ModulePrefs title="Hello World!">
>     <Require feature="opensocial-0.7" />
>   </ModulePrefs>
>   <Content type="html" view="home">
>     <![CDATA[
>       Hello, small world!
>     ]]>
>   </Content>
>   <Content type="html" view="canvas">
>     <![CDATA[
>       Hello, big world!
>     ]]>
>   </Content>
> </Module>
>
> It might be useful to add something similar to widgets 1.0.
>
>
>
>