According to F J Franklin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > 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). > > But that's like saying "We guarantee to support PNG and SVG and therefore > shall embed only these." If that's your attitude then there's no point > even talking about embedded objects - we just keep on doing what we're > doing...
I did not say that. Just that embedding an object means providing an understandable representation of its last content. Otherwise, time to throw away cross-platform and independence. Hub
