The thing is it has to be a GET. About the only thing it could be that might make it easier would be to have the type parameter be part of the path. But other than that I think the ugliness is intrinsic to the form of a querystring.
Cheers, Bryan Rasmussen On Dec 16, 2007 10:15 PM, Graham Chiu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It's evolution and early days yet. > > > On Dec 17, 2007 9:51 AM, Gregg Irwin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi Ed, > > > > EOC> Seems pretty simple to me-- it's very quick to get basic charts > > EOC> out of the API very quickly. > > EOC> Is there a friendlier alternative out there? :^) > > > > What I'm trying to say is that this is fairly human-hostile: > > > > cht=p3&chd=s:Uf9a&chs=250x100&chl=REBOL|Python|Perl|Ruby > > > > Even compared to very minor changes, like this: > > > > type=pie3D&data=simple:Uf9a&size=250x100&label=REBOL|Python|Perl|Ruby > > > > It's a charting API, so the "ch" part is redundant, no? Then, to keep > > things short, you only have one letter left to determine what facet > > you're referring to. At least they got the size format right though. > > :) > > > > I'm not going to fault them too much though. It's a cool service, and > > points out that there is a lot of value in the basic elements > > (compared to, say, a multi-megabyte, multi-thousand-dollar add-on > > package for VS.NET). > > > > -- Gregg > > > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe from the list, just send an email to > > lists at rebol.com with unsubscribe as the subject. > > > > > > > > -- > Graham Chiu > http://www.synapsedirect.com > Synapse-EMR - innovative electronic medical records system > > -- > To unsubscribe from the list, just send an email to > lists at rebol.com with unsubscribe as the subject. > > -- To unsubscribe from the list, just send an email to lists at rebol.com with unsubscribe as the subject.
