- From: Doug Schepers <schepers@w3.org>
- Date: Wed, 04 May 2011 11:51:56 -0400
- To: Peter Junge <peter.junge@gmx.org>
- CC: public-svg-wg@w3.org
Hi, Peter- Could you please resend this to the publicly-writable SVG mailing list, www-svg@w3.org? Thanks- -Doug Peter Junge wrote (on 5/4/11 11:48 AM): > (In case I'm writing to the wrong recipient, I would really appreciate > to be pointed in the right direction) > > Hi, > > let me start with a very brief introduction, my name is Peter Junge and > I'm the editor for a standard called UOML that is hosted at OASIS. > http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/uoml-x/download.php/41616/UOML-X-Part1v1.0-wd02-rev01%28revisedByErrataCD02%29.pdf > > > UOML defines an abstract model for --what we call-- visual documents > (documents in static print layout) and an interface language for this > model, that can access and manipulate visual documents. (NOTE: UOML is > not a document storage standard in itself.) For historical reasons (UOML > is over a decade old and originated from China) the abstract document > model of UOML is not based on SVG, but defines an own set of graphical > objects, that are widely compatible with SVG. > > In order to harmonize UOML with existing standards, we are currently > thinking about redefining UOML Graphics Objects with a subset of SVG. > (Using SVG completely would not work at the moment for a couple of > reasons, but is considered for the long term.) 'SVG subset' means both > not using all of SVG's elements and not using all specified attributes > for SVG elements. We are basically discussing two alternatives and would > like to get the opinion of the SVG WG which on is preferable: > 1) The first alternative would be to redefine UOML Graphics Objects > using SVG syntax and semantics, but keeping them within the current UOML > namesspace, e.g.'uoml:rect' or 'uoml:circle'. > 2) The second alternative would mean going one step further by also > defining an internal SVG compatible namespace for UOML. OpenDocument > Format e.g. is also using a subset of SVG by defining it's own svg > namespace > (xmlns:svg="urn:oasis:names:tc:opendocument:xmlns:svg-compatible:1.0"). > > Hence my question, which solution would the SVG WG prefer? > > Best regards, > Peter > > > -- Regards- -Doug Schepers W3C Team Contact, SVG, WebApps, and Web Events WGs
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