2:00
pm
Comparison of SVG and WebCGM™
WebCGM
and SVG have been discussed for some time as the upcoming
standards for vector graphics on the Web. Although products
are not yet available for these formats, users want to know
about the differences between them. This session compares
the formats technically and shows the benefits of either
format. It also serves as an introduction to the graphics
track, which will provide more information about WebCGM
and SVG.
by Chris Lilley, Graphics Activity Lead, W3C-France
and Dieter Weidenbrüeck, CEO, ITEDO
Software GmbH
2:45
pm
An in-depth look at SVG
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) is the emerging W3C language
for rich 2D graphics expressed in XML for use in Web browsers.
W3C members defining SVG include Adobe, Apple, Autodesk,
Canon, Corel, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, INSO, Kodak, Macromedia,
Microsoft, Netscape, Opera, Quark, Sun Microsystems and
Xerox. This session presents an in-depth description of
SVG's graphics features, its use in creating interactive
and dynamic Web pages, and its integration and compatibility
with other Web technologies, such as XML, CSS, DOM and SMIL.
by Jon Ferraiolo, Senior Computer Scientist, Advanced
Technology Group, Adobe Systems Incorporated
4:00
pm
WebCGM™ - An Integration with the ATA Intelligent Graphics
CGM Profile
This presentation reviews the intelligent graphics model
in WebCGM™ and the model described in the ATA intelligent
graphics interchange profile (IGEXCHANGE). The presenter
describes an architecture showing how the ATA intelligent
graphics interchange requirements can be supported by the
model in WebCGM™ using SGML/XML to encode the additional
intelligent metadata required in the ATA models. An architecture,
using readily available WebCGM™ browsers and SGML/XML
browsers, are described and mechanisms for implementation
are shown.
by Dave Cruikshank, Technical Fellow, Boeing Commercial
Airplanes
4:45
pm
WebCGM™
and XML Use in the Automotive Industry -- a Case Study
In
today's business climate the demands of the market are forcing
companies to increase their productivity in order to stay
ahead of the competition. Productivity gains can be realized
by removing barriers in the communication of vital information
to an enterprises suppliers, customers, and internal users.
We show a "use case" example of WebCGM™ graphics tightly
integrated into a Web environment for the purposes of conveying
this technical information to the customers, suppliers,
and internal users of an enterprise. By using XML/XSL and
WebCGM™ we can demonstrate how these consumers of information
can get access to the right information at the right time
in a highly intuitive fashion.
by Jeff Courtney, Director of R&D, Auto-trol Technology
Corporation and Ulrich Laesche, CEO, Ematek Informatik
GmbH
FRIDAY • DECEMBER 8, 2000
9:00
am
Content and Process Aware Graphs and Diagrams on the Web
Content and Process aware graphics systems not only display
graphics beautifully, but they also allow the graph or diagram
displayed to have self-knowledge about their appearance
and also their meaning. Such graphics and diagrams are able
to intelligently respond to queries. Circuit diagrams, for
example, can be "operated" and "probed"
by using the mouse as a (simulated) signal injector or other
"electronic" tool. Graphical items, such as business
bar-charts, are able to respond to click-based redraw requests
and redisplay themselves as pie-charts, or to redraw themselves
according to a different scale (without reprogramming or
resorting to a spreadsheet or other program), or merging
two different graphs into one graph and making an explicit
graph of their differences. This paper discusses content
and process aware graphics.
by David Dodds, Senior Software Engineer, iKnowMed
9:45
am
SVG and the Java Platform
Scalable
Vector Graphics (SVG) is an XML grammar for describing rich
2D graphics. The Java 2D(TM) API is an API for creating
rich 2D graphics on the Java 2 Standard Edition platform.
Are SVG and the Java 2D API competitors? How do they fit
together? These questions are often raised and the session
shows that far from competing with each other, SVG and the
Java 2D API, and SVG and the Java platform in general are
powerful partners which can leverage each other's strengths.
by Vincent Hardy, Senior Staff Engineer, Sun Microsystems,
Inc.
and Thierry Kormann, Software Engineer, Batik Team
