Re: APPLET = FIG (was Re: Java Applet element proposal)

Walter Ian Kaye (boo@PrimeNet.Com)
Sat, 3 Jun 95 11:45:23 EDT

Greetings folks. I've refrained from speaking on this list up till now
due to my being "just" a web document author; however, I feel I actually
have something useful to say, so here goes...

Terry writes:
>I agree with your main point, which is that the APPLET proposal is
>overspecific, and I'd like to be able to fold it into FIG, or fold
>both into something else.

That sounds good to li'l ol' me, too.

>Another issue connected with figures recently caught my attention:
>we seem to have no way to indicate that a picture should be
>rendered outside the main window instead of inline. Instead,
>some formats are rendered inline and other pop up their own
>viewer frames. We ought to find a way to bring this under the
>control of the author.

How about this: If height and width are specified, then it's inline.
If omitted, then perhaps an icon (sort of like an OLE package icon)
which would bring up its own viewer frame. Thus, the author's control
comes in the form of inclusion or omission of the size attributes.

Hoping I'm not too majorly out of order,
-Walter

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