- From: Jeff Schiller <codedread@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2008 08:20:51 -0500
- To: "Andreas Neumann" <a.neumann@carto.net>
- Cc: public-svg-ig@w3.org
Andreas, Thanks for this idea, it's a good one. Before I started with the SVG Interest Group, I also had this same idea but with Google Doctype, whose mission is to "document the open web". You can see what they offer for HTML, DOM, CSS: http://code.google.com/p/doctype/wiki/HTMLElements Here's some more links about Google Doctype: http://code.google.com/doctype/ -> home page http://code.google.com/doctype/overview.html -> overview http://code.google.com/doctype/terms.html -> licensing terms & conditions (articles licensed CC Attribution 3.0, code & tests copyright Google) Mark Pilgrim gave me commit access to Google Doctype for the purpose of being able to mass edit the SVG content and provide tests, but I'm afraid I haven't found the time to really contribute to it (at the time I was mostly just feeling out Doctype's capabilities). I believe these are the only two pages I created at the time: http://code.google.com/p/doctype/wiki/SVGElements http://code.google.com/p/doctype/wiki/SVGAElement I've heard people like the Doctype ability to build up tests. For example this one: http://doctype.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/tests/js/document/document-fgColor-typeof-test.html Though I personally haven't explored this yet. Of course the problem with this is contributions fall under either the CC Attribute 3.0 license (which I personally don't have a problem with) or under Google's copyright (for tests and code), but it seems to me that Doctype has the potential to one day be a great source for documentation about the open web, so SVG should be there regardless of what we do on the SVG community site (that's my opinion anyway). The other problem I have with Doctype is that edits usually give me a 500 Server Error more than half the time. This is a known issue with Doctype that they are (still) working on. That's the real reason that Mark gave me commit access so that I wouldn't have to deal with this issue. Regards, Jeff On 10/8/08, Andreas Neumann <a.neumann@carto.net> wrote: > Hi Jeff, > > I would like to discuss a potential add on to our SVG community site. > > SVG developers often have a hard time exploring the SVG DOM. It is hard > for them to read the DOM related spec sections or IDL. > > On phrogz.net one can find a DOM object browser. Unfortunately it is quite > slow currently and not very well-known: > http://phrogz.net/objjob/objects.asp?langID=1 > > I also don't know if this is maintained. ASP errors currenlty appear on > some pages. > > It would be great if the SVG community website would offer such an object > browser for the SVG DOM and related W3C technologies. > > It would also be great if SVG community members could add comments and > simple code examples illustrating the use of the various objects, their > methods and properties, similar to what is possible at www.php.net or > other similar sites. > > If we have time at tomorrows telcon I would like to discuss this issue. > > Thanks, > Andreas > > > > > NOTE: The conf call is still at the same time as last call. The > > agenda is looking a little light this week. Please let me know if you > > want to add other items to the agenda. > > > > Details: > > - every other Thursday (this week, Oct 9th) > > - 11:00 to 12:00 AM EST (check the wiki for your local time) > > - phone bridge number is +1.617.761.6200, conference 78444 ("SVGIG") > > - as usual, we will be meeting concurrently in a chat room, on channel > > #svgig (irc://irc.w3.org, port 6665); > > > > Topics: > > > > 1) Process > > - new members, introductions > > - new conf call time? > > - new wiki pages courtesy of Gregory J. Rosmaita: > > http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/IG/wiki/Administrivia > > http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/IG/wiki/IGResources > > > > 2) Community > > - status of community (Rob Russell) > > - domain update: status of svg.org, final disposition (Actions 8, 9) > > - theme, external designers? (Actions 5,6) > > > > 3) SVG Open > > - Andreas sent proposal to Google > > - status, planning > > > > 4) Testing > > - update from Ottawa Test Fest > > - High-performance SVG demos - Jeff to create a wiki page for > > brainstorming > > > > 5) Accessibility > > - GTK hacking on Inkscape still pending (Jeff) > > - Action 7: Jeff to create matrix of current title/desc behaviors, > > can target for end of week > > > > > > > > -- > Andreas Neumann > Böschacherstrasse 6, CH-8624 Grüt/Gossau, Switzerland > Email: a.neumann@carto.net, Web: > * http://www.carto.net/ (Carto and SVG resources) > * http://www.carto.net/neumann/ (personal page) > * http://www.svgopen.org/ (SVG Open Conference) > * http://www.geofoto.ch/ (Georeferenced Photos of Switzerland) > >
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