<sigh> - so true....
I guess that's the optimist in me attending standards meetings too often
;-)
Chiusano Joseph wrote:
> <Snip>
> Currently, xml can handle entity references for all known languages in
> the world. Some of your points below are representational in substance.
> </Snip>
>
> 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
>>>>Boeing Library Services
>>>>
>>>>425-965-0182 phone
>>>>425-237-3491 fax
>>>>
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