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I'll put my 1.5 cents into this discussion, even though I didn't
originally put my name for it :-)
I think that it more than makes sense that we shouldn't ask the Consumer
to parse and modify Flash content, Java applets, or any other binary
format.
The question in my mind (regarding the actual intent of this requirement)
is: should the WSIA protocol *permit* some sequence of calls in which a WSIA Web
Service that contains Flash/Java/ActiveX with links or forms would still
work, even though it has user interaction, and even though "smart look-and-feel
customization" (whatever this is) will not be offered.
This point - although seemingly minor - may have significant implications
on the actual protocol with regards to action routing.
If we do decide that binary formats should be supported even at a basic
level, then (at least according to my possibly limited understanding) this means
that we must provide at least some way (not necessarily the "mainstream" way)
for the Consumer to provide enough information to the Producer (who serves the
binary data) so that the binary content is served in such a way in which all the
actions are routed correctly to the Consumer. This means that the Producer has
to take care of it, but it would make it doable.
We at WebCollage have encountered some cases where people used Flash for
parts of their applications, so it made sense for us to consider it.
However, we need to decide whether this is something that the WSIA
committee as a whole cares about.
Eilon
R602 [Flexibility]
This specification
should support common Presentation
Formats, which are
in use today in Net-enabled applications. In particular,
it should support HTML, XHTML, WML and XML as Presentation Formats. It
must
not preclude the use of other presentation
formats (Eilon: such as Flash,
GIFs, etc.). Debate on
last sentence: AK, CW.
I think only XML and HTML (due to its ubiquity) markups should
be supported
by name, other formats should be
considered opaque in the markup stream.
Last sentence
should read:
It must not preclude the use of other presentation
formats, although these
(e.g., Flash, GIFs, etc.)
shall be considered opaque in the markup stream.
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