On Thu, 25 Nov 2004, NAGY Endre wrote:
Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2004 16:42:30 +1100 From: NAGY Endre <Endre_NAGY@...561...> To: Alan Horkan <horkana@...44...> Cc: inkscape-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: RE: What do you _really_ want? [was RE: [Inkscape-devel] SVG Linking]
Alan
and want to be able to add arbitrary name value pairs to objects rather than using any namespaces in particularly?
No. I have an XML Schema that conforms to "Topic 5 : Features" of the OPenGIS Abstract Specification. That is, it contains elements that are "geographic" (for which Inkscape provides a very convenient means of maintenance) as well as other domain-specific attributes that are associated with these geographies. These are ussually simple string types. When I proposed the capability of providing a form of name-value-pair maintenance capability I was envisaging a simple means of maintaining these attributes (in the hope of the availability of an imminent solution). If such capability were thought to be appropriate then of course the mechnism by which this would be achieved would be up to the Inkscape community. I have no intent in providing users with the ability to define arbitrary name-value pairs.
Why do I get the sneaking suspicion that you are using Inkscape for diagramming
Inkscape is a vector graphics editor
Dia is for Diagrams http://gnome.org/projects/dia/
That is my signature it is designed to be dirt simple and be straighforward and provide relevant link text it is not intended to imply that Inkscape is not for Diagrams or that Dia cannot be used for drawing (I would hope that Dia could share much of the Inkscape code and libraries at some point in the future, and although I'm sure Inkscape will become excellent for certain types of diagrams I wouldn't ever expect anyone to want to do UML Diagrams in Inkscape). I just want to clarify that I was not in any way trying to dissuade you from using Inkscape or implying that you should use Dia (and I wouldn't recommend Dia until I knew what problem you were trying to solve).
All I was trying to do was get you to explain in more detail what you were trying to do. Simple straightforward questions are all well and good but it usually helps to provide the extra information as well in case the developers might find it useful.
The question is "will Inkscape support the maintenance of domain-specific attributes associted with geometries(while admitting that such capabilities may be rudimentary), or will shapes only ever be shapes"
I would hope so, eventually but only the developers themselves can say where in the long term plans they would see this kind of functionality.
Sincerely
Alan Horkan
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