RE: [VM] client-server message diagrams

New revision 1.14 of http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/BestPractices/VM/http-examples/2005-11-18/ ...

I turned the client-server message diagrams around so the client is on the left. I also redid them so the text of the messages is actually in the html, rather than in the image, so it can be cut and pasted.

No other edits as yet.

Al.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: public-swbp-wg-request@w3.org
> [mailto:public-swbp-wg-request@w3.org]On Behalf Of Miles, AJ 
> (Alistair)
> Sent: 11 January 2006 11:44
> To: Booth, David (HP Software - Boston); public-swbp-wg@w3.org
> Subject: RE: [VM] 
> 
> 
> 
> Hi David,
> 
> > I think the diagrams are helpful!  They are not quite what I 
> > intended in
> > my E2[1] though, so my E2 comment may still be relevant.  My 
> > intent was
> > to suggest saying something (very brief) at the *beginning* of the
> > recipe, as a way to help the reader select the appropriate 
> > recipe.  For
> > example, in recipe 4 you might say something like:
> > [[
> > 	http://isegserv.itd.rl.ac.uk/VM/http-examples/example4/classA
> > is 303-redirected to
> > 	
> > http://isegserv.itd.rl.ac.uk/VM/http-examples/example4-content
> > /2005-10-3
> > 1.html#classA
> > or to 
> > 	
> > http://isegserv.itd.rl.ac.uk/VM/http-examples/example4-content
> > /2005-10-3
> > 1.rdf
> > depending on the content type requested.
> > ]]
> 
> Ok, I'll have a think about that.
> 
> > 
> > I do have one minor suggestion regarding client/server diagramming
> > conventions.  In client-server diagrams, I personally think 
> > it is better
> > to standardize on having the client on the left and server on 
> > the right.
> > The reason for this is that most interactions are intiated by the
> > client.  Thus, having the client on the left yields more of a
> > left-to-right flow than if the server is always on the 
> left.  (If you
> > number the actions you will see what I mean.)  Obviously, 
> > this is a very
> > minor issue, and to a large extent it may simply reflect a matter of
> > personal taste, but I offer this rationale in case it 
> resonates.  Feel
> > free to ignore it.
> 
> I'll put the clients on the left, best to be consistent with 
> convention I agree.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Al.
> 
> 
>

Received on Monday, 16 January 2006 19:10:40 UTC