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Hi Rick, All: Conceptually, FIXatdl makes a lot of sense, but considering the pushback with respect to dictating the actual presentation of the algorithm parameters (in an OMS/EMS application), does it make sense to just not worry about any of it in the first place? It seems that the relationships and constraints for the different algorithm parameters are the most important aspect of FIXatdl, and if OMS/EMS developers are just going to create their own specific UI, then the UI specifications in a FIXatdl ticket are just going to be ignored for the most part anyway... it would seem that you'd get more mileage by concentrating purely on defining the specifics of the parameters in the ticket and just ignoring the UI altogether. For instance, if a collapsible panel just becomes a "group" then we don't have to think about that collection of parameters being displayed in an expanding/collapsing widget (no such thing in a WinForms app, for instance) and could think about it any the way that makes sense for our own specific platform - e.g. tab or groupbox on Windows, or whatever makes sense in Swing or Flex or whatever. I think if it were just limited to high-level hints, e.g. tab/input ordering and grouping of related parameters, the implementers on the UI side would have more than enough to go on in terms of generating a platform-specific UI for a FIXatdl ticket... It's easier for me to be FIXatdl compliant if I'm dealing with something called a "collection" or "group" than it is to be dealing with something called a "collapsing panel" since I have to write a custom widget in Windows Forms to display such a panel, but I already have widgets for tabs, groupboxes, and so on... Anyway, just a few quick thoughts on the subject. [You can unsubscribe from this discussion group by sending a message to mailto:[email protected]] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Financial Information eXchange" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/fix-protocol?hl=en.
