On Mon, 2006-02-06 at 10:59 +0100, Andreas Hartmann wrote:
> Jörn Nettingsmeier wrote:
> > Andreas Hartmann wrote:
> >> Jörn Nettingsmeier wrote:
> >>
> >> [...]
> >>
> >>>> One thing, though:  It isn't clear to me whether Jörn and Solprovider
> >>>> really agree on what a Document is.  Jörn seems to be using Document
> >>>> as the aggregate/container term for both the editable text and the
> >>>> assets of a page.  But Solprovider seems to be suggesting the words
> >>>> Resource or Content for that purpose.
> >>>
> >>> now that you say it, you are right. i had read solprovider's remark 
> >>> the way i wanted it to read :(
> >>
> >> A little off topic, but I'd like to state my opinion once more:
> >> The concept of "the editable text and the assets of a page" should be
> >> dropped. Textual documents and (binary) assets should be equally handled
> >> items in a flat storage.
> > 
> > ++votes.
> > 
> > how do you like my terminology proposal in the wiki?
> > i'm suggesting to use "document" as the thing that is composed of 
> > assets, where assets are "text assets" (can be in different languages), 
> > and image or other media assets (with the same properties).
> 
> 
> Actually I'm not quite pleased with that.
> IMO "set of =>language versions and other =>assets" is a mixture of concepts.
> Assets consist of language versions (translations).
> 
> 
> How about this:
> 
> 
> asset:: An atomic piece of information, handled as a single unit by the API.
>          An asset consists of multiple translations (language versions).
> 
> document:: A dynamically assembled piece of information, based on an asset.
>             The document isgenerated by resolving references to other assets
>             and external resources. [1]
> 
> page:: The aggregation of 1..n documents + presentation.

FYI, this link shows some definitions of the term "asset":
http://www.google.com/search?q=define:asset&defl=en

It seems to come from the financial world.

I don't want to start the discussion about the terms all over again,
just thought it's interesting.

Josias

> 
> 
> [1] Using this definition, navigation widgets can be implemented as documents,
> based on an asset which references the resource which generates the navigation
> widget. This means, according to this definition, a page can contain 
> navigation
> widgets as well.
> 
> 
> -- Andreas
> 


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