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Currently, xml can handle entity references for all known languages in
the world. Some of your points below are representational in substance.
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Sorry to nitpick Duane, but I think you meant to say "once XML 1.1
becomes a Final Recommendation" rather than "Currently".
Joe
Duane Nickull wrote:
>
> It has been convered. All ebXML components must be capable of handling
> UTF 8 and 16 (single and/or double byte) character encodings. There are
> two issues - one is the applications ability to handle the data and the
> other is the GUI (or client)'s ability to display the data. It is
> important to make that distinction before delving deeper into this subject.
>
> Currently, xml can handle entity references for all known languages in
> the world. Some of your points below are representational in substance.
>
> Duane Nickull
>
> Chiusano Joseph wrote:
> > Regarding "Multi-lingual capabilities" (I don't think this was covered
> > yet):
> >
> > This is covered by our Internationalization (I18N) support, with classes
> > InternationalString and LocalizedString (I'm referencing RIM v2.33).
> > The LocalizedString class contains 3 attributes:
> >
> > - lang - specifies the language used by that LocalizedString
> > - charset - specifies the name of the character set used by that
> > LocalizedString
> > - value - specifies the string value used by that LocalizedString
> >
> > Hope that helps,
> > Joe
> >
> > "Breininger, Kathryn R" wrote:
> >
> >>The overview presentation I gave and the tutorial presentation and case studies Monica presented are now posted on the ebXML Registry home page under the "Documents" section, in a subsection titled "Presentations" http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/regrep/#documents . In addition, here are the questions that were raised during the panel discussion.
> >>
> >>* Use of packages, how to organize items in a registry?
> >>* Taxonomies and classifications, what's the difference?
> >>* OAIS: integrity of objects over time
> >>* How to integrate 11179 and ebXML
> >>* Persistent locations in registries (DRIve)
> >>* How to register namespaces?
> >>* Multi-lingual capabilities
> >>* URI for RegistryObject
> >>
> >>The third question (Integrity of objects over time) was asked specifically by Derek Lane, from EPA. More detail on his question follows:
> >>
> >>1. Comparison between the two concepts ebXML Reg/Rep with OAIS [Reference Model for an Open Archival Information System (OAIS)]
> >>2. Capability to ensure integrity of objects over time
> >>3. If a checksum may be required to ensure that the object is what was submitted over time (mentioned by Lane in discussion).
> >>
> >>Please respond with answers on the third question (details 1-3 above) directly to the list and Derek Lane at The link to OAIS is at: http://ssdoo.gsfc.nasa.gov/nost/isoas/overview.html
> >>
> >>Please also feel free to discuss each of the other questions above on the list. This is a good opportunity to address some of these questions, and possibly consider for version 4.0 or as topics of best practice papers!
> >>
> >>Kathryn
> >>
> >>Kathryn Breininger
> >>CENTRAL Project Manager
> >>Emerging Technologies
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> >>
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> >>
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