According to F J Franklin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I've been thinking about how to do embedded objects. > > One way to do it, perhaps. Associated with an embedded object are: > > 1. The object itself > 2. A rectangular region of page > 3. The MIME type > 4. a. The handler > b. Optional parameters to the handler > > which can be expressed in XML like: > > <object width="473pt" height="312pt" > type="application/xml-svg" > handler="svgviewer"> > <param name="animation" value="no" /> > <param name="web" value="no" /> > <param name="images" value="no" /> > <![CDATA[base-64 encoded embedded object data]]> > </object> > > If the specified handler has not been registered, and if the MIME type is > not recognized, then an empty rectangle is shown. Otherwise, the handler > should have a callback to draw itself in a specified viewport, and AbiWord > should provide it with a comprehensive drawing interface.
No. You should be able to display them using one of the standard image format. Otherwise obejct embedding will become a user nightmare. And empty rectangle is NOT user friendly. Much like you have headach when you are unable to open a Word document that has OLE object it can't handle (I have seeen that). Hub
