Re: Gap analysis: SMIL

Hi John,

Thank you for your suggestion.
Few members in this BG are familiar with SMIL,
so your suggestion is very helpful.
I reflect your proposal to the doc.
http://www.w3.org/community/websignage/wiki/Web-based_Signage_Use_cases_and_Requirements#SMIL

Best regards,
Futomi


On Fri, 02 Nov 2012 14:41:21 +0800
"John C. Wang" <John.Wang@IAdea.com> wrote:

> Dear all:
> 
> On our Wiki, section R1, gap analysis section on SMIL, it states near
> the end:
> 
> "SMIL doesn't fulfill all requirements for visualization and animation
> of contents. If web-based signage requires SMIL approach, this BG has to
> discuss detailed requirements for SMIL."
> 
> I believe this statement is incorrect. While I am not sure quite exactly
> was meant by "visualization", SMIL does provide mechanisms to display
> media objects using <video>, <img>, <brush>, and <text> tags. Also it
> does facilitate animation (actually, it is one of its most valued
> features) via the <animate> tag.
> 
> I'd recommending replacing the above line with
> 
> "SMIL by itself does not offer dynamic scripting capabilities to render
> live information such as time, calendar, live social feeds, etc. However
> it can do so by integrating HTML-based dynamic content. This BG may wish
> to discuss formalizing the integration between SMIL and HTML."
> 
> Respectfully submitted,
> 
> John C. Wang
> IAdea: Digital Signage Media Appliances
> http://www.IAdea.com
> Skype: jcwang_tw
> 

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