Subject: Re: embedded objects
From: Rui Miguel Seabra (rms@multicert.com)
Date: Mon Jan 07 2002 - 13:28:07 CST
Empty is confusing. I agree with Hubert about that.
However, we should support embedded objects period.
If an object is not supported, the "empty 'square' should display a
message stating that it's type is not supported (in core functionality,
by a plugin, etc).
On Mon, 2002-01-07 at 09:19, Randy Kramer wrote:
> F J Franklin wrote:
> > I've been thinking about how to do embedded objects.
>
> <snip>
>
> > which can be expressed in XML like:
> >
> > <object width="473pt" height="312pt"
> > type="application/xml-svg"
> > handler="svgviewer">
> > <param name="animation" value="no" />
> > <param name="web" value="no" />
> > <param name="images" value="no" />
> > <![CDATA[base-64 encoded embedded object data]]>
> > </object>
>
> Frank,
>
> With no real knowledge about embedding objects, just a question: might
> there be embedded objects for which the width and height are either
> unknown (or not known to AbiWord before the object is processed by the
> handler) or subject to change either due to editing of the object, or
> dynamically based on some characteristic of the display, page size, or
> something else in AbiWord? Is that something that should be considered?
>
> (Aside: I agree with the intent to display an empty rectangle if AbiWord
> can't handle the embedded object. If someone strongly objects to this,
> I guess I'd settle for an option, something like the Show Paragraphs
> option.)
>
> Randy Kramer
>
-- + No matter how much you do, you never do enough -- unknown + Whatever you do will be insignificant, | but it is very important that you do it -- Ghandi + So let's do it...?
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