- From: Innovimax SARL <innovimax@gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 10:45:13 +0200
- To: Thierry Michel <tmichel@w3.org>
- Cc: public-webcgm@w3.org
Dear Thierry, This is simply... perfect ! Thanks Mohamed On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 10:16 AM, Thierry Michel<tmichel@w3.org> wrote: > Dear Mohamed, > > Thank you for your response. > > The WebCGM Working Group acknowledges that you are satisfied with our > resolution about your first comment regarding the XML Schema or Relax NG. > > Regarding your second comment "interaction between WebCGM and CSS" > you have requested in your last email, "to consider adding an > informative note on that work in the spec (with one or two sentence along)". > > The WebCGM Working Group had fulfilled your request and has added an > informative note regarding CSS. > This note is incorporated into the WebCGM 2.1 CR version and is available at > > http://www.w3.org/Graphics/WebCGM/drafts/current-editor-21/WebCGM21-Concepts.html#DOM-scope > > See paragraphs 3-4, as well as the new linked non-normative reference to > "Stylable CGM" in 1.3. > > > Please reply and let us know whether you accept the WG > response or not. > > This issue is our last before requesting CR transition to the Director. > Please reply ASAP, in order to not delay our publication track. > > > Best regards, > > Thierry Michel. > > > > Innovimax SARL wrote: >> >> Dear Lofton, >> >> Please find my answer inside the email >> >> On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 7:06 PM, Lofton Henderson <lofton@rockynet.com >> <mailto:lofton@rockynet.com>> wrote: >> >> Dear Mohamed, >> >> The WebCGM Working Group has reviewed the comments you sent [1] >> about the WebCGM 2.1 Second Last Call Working Draft [2] published on >> 04 June 2009. Thank you for having taken the time to review the >> document and send us comments. >> >> The Working Group's response resolution to your comment is included >> below. >> >> Please review it carefully and acknowledge this WebCGM WG response >> by replying to this mail and copying the WebCGM public mailing list, >> public-webcgm@w3.org <mailto:public-webcgm@w3.org>. Please reply >> before 17 August 2009, and let us know whether you accept the WG >> response or not. If we receive no reply from you by August 17, then >> we will default your reply to "WebCGM WG response accepted." >> >> In case you do not accept the WG response, you are requested to >> provide a specific solution for or a path to a consensus with the >> Working Group. >> >> If such a consensus cannot be achieved, you will be given the >> opportunity to raise a formal objection which will then be reviewed >> by the Director during the transition of this document to the next >> stage in the W3C Recommendation Track. >> >> Best regards, >> >> On behalf of the WebCGM Working Group, >> Lofton Henderson, WebCGM WG Chair. >> >> [1] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-webcgm/2009Jun/0002.html >> [2] http://www.w3.org/TR/2009/WD-webcgm21-20090604/ >> _____________________________________________________________ >> * Comment Sent: Sat, 20 Jun 2009 >> * Archived: >> http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-webcgm/2009Jun/0002.html >> The WebCGM WG has the following responses to your comment: >> ---------------------------------------------------------- >> >> SUMMARY of your first comment: >> 1 == moving forward with XML Schema or Relax NG == >> Sticking to DTD to define a XML dialect is neither sufficient >> neither a way to widespread the use of this XML dialect. For that, I >> ask the WG to consider providing normative XML Schema and/or Relax >> NG schema of the XCF model. It will help adoption especially because >> XCF uses Namespaces. >> >> RESPONSE to your first comment: >> The WebCGM Working Group (WG) agrees that WebCGM could potentially >> benefit by addition of a normative schema -- XML Schema or Relax NG. >> Unfortunately, this proposal is beyond the scope of this 2nd LCWD >> review, and it is deemed to be too late in the WebCGM 2.1 >> development cycle. Ideally, such a proposal would have been included >> in the WebCGM 2.1 Requirements, or before 1st LCWD review at latest. >> The implementation of such a proposal would involve major disruption >> of the WebCGM 2.1 text -- removal of the DTD and complete rewriting >> of Chapter 4 (at least). Since it does not address an error in the >> specification, or a serious defect, or violation of any W3C >> requirement, the WG believes that the proposal should be postponed >> until a future WebCGM development cycle. >> >> >> Fair enough. I was not suggesting removing the DTD >> >> >> As an interim step, the WG thinks that a non-normative Technical >> Note, separate from the progression of 2.1 WebCGM, might be an >> interesting approach. The WG would also welcome an initial >> contribution, if you have interest in making such. >> >> >> That's seems exactly what I proposed. I'm sorry since I don't have any >> initial contribution, but I will be happy to give it a try or to review them >> with care >> >> >> >> >> SUMMARY of your second comment: >> 2 == interaction between WebCGM and CSS == >> Is it possible to consider the role that could play CSS vis à vis >> WebCGM ? >> >> RESPONSE to your second comment: >> Potential relationships between WebCGM and CSS were studied in some >> detail [3] prior to the WebCGM 2.0 standardization. This study [3] >> developed a detailed model and showed the technical feasibility for >> a rich application of CSS-like styling to WebCGM. >> [3] http://www.cgmopen.org/technical/stylable_cgm_submitted_0324.pdf >> >> >> Is it possible to consider adding an informative note on that work in the >> spec (with one or two sentence along), if it is not already there ? >> >> >> Despite the technical feasibility, the WebCGM 2.0 authors and >> constituents agreed that the the principal WebCGM use cases did not >> justify the cost and implementation effort of such a full-featured >> normative CSS capability in WebCGM. Therefore normative CSS-like >> style sheets were not further pursued. >> >> Nevertheless, whenever possible, applicable features and >> characteristics of CSS were followed in the design of WebCGM 2.0, >> especially the new DOM-based Style Properties feature. For example >> the inheritance model of CSS was adapted directly into the Style >> Properties inheritance model (section 5.4), and there are a number >> of other examples of functionality borrowed more-or-less directly >> from CSS. >> >> >> Thanks for your answers >> >> Regards, >> >> Mohamed >> -- >> Innovimax SARL >> Consulting, Training & XML Development >> 9, impasse des Orteaux >> 75020 Paris >> Tel : +33 9 52 475787 >> Fax : +33 1 4356 1746 >> http://www.innovimax.fr >> RCS Paris 488.018.631 >> SARL au capital de 10.000 € > > > -- Innovimax SARL Consulting, Training & XML Development 9, impasse des Orteaux 75020 Paris Tel : +33 9 52 475787 Fax : +33 1 4356 1746 http://www.innovimax.fr RCS Paris 488.018.631 SARL au capital de 10.000 €
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