On Dienstag, 7. Oktober 2008, Yaron Koren wrote: > If the question is about Semantic Google Maps, the tricky part there is > that SGM also includes two components unrelated to SMW queries: a map to > display a single point, and a map that serves as a form input for > coordinates; adding all of that functionality into SRF might be too much of > a hack. > > If it wasn't about Semantic Google Maps, then never mind. :)
Right, there is no need to push integration in SRF for extensions that are too complex to really fit. It is just a collection for a typical kind of "micro-extensions" that are better placed in one common location. -- Markus > > -Yaron > > > On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 12:21 PM, Markus Krötzsch < > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Dienstag, 7. Oktober 2008, Samuel Richardson wrote: > > > Hi Markus, > > > > > > This sounds excellent, I take it that Google Maps would utilise the > > > same framework if it gets added? > > > > Yes, SRF is really meant as a handy collection of added formats with > > diverse > > maintainers, so Google Maps would fit well. The idea was to have a single > > extension instead of one for each format. The extension has a simple way > > to decide which formats to enable during setup, so it's not "all or > > nothing". > > > > We will also try to provide synchronised file releases of SRF with SMW, > > so it's also a way to promote formats that might otherwise not be > > noticed. Extensions that are more than just formats should of course > > still be maintained in separate projects. > > > > Denny is the principal maintainer of SRF, so it's best to drop him a line > > when > > a new format should be added/moved in. > > > > Regards, > > > > Markus > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Samuel Richardson > > > Freelance Web Developer > > > www.richardson.co.nz | 0405 472 748 > > > > > > Have you added your business to the Melpedia yet? > > > http://www.melpedia.com.au > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 8:35 PM, Markus Krötzsch < > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > > > as announced earlier, SMW has established a separate extension > > > > "Semantic > > > > > > Result Formats" (SRF) for collecting useful additional printout > > > > formats for queries [1]. The idea is that complex formats that are > > > > not > > > > maintained > > > > > > as the > > > > core of SMW are separated, yet easy to install. > > > > > > > > The popular "timeline" format now has been moved from SMW to SRF. SMW > > > > 1.4 > > > > > > will > > > > be the first release where this is effective, and users using > > > > timeline (or "eventline") will have to install SRF to continue using > > > > it. There will be > > > > an accompanying release of SRF to simplify this; installation is > > > > really easy > > > > and no changes on the wiki pages are required. > > > > > > > > The reason for the move is that timeline is rather heavy (lots of > > > > JavaScript) > > > > for SMW core. It also includes a lot of code that is not maintained > > > > by the SMW Project. Further useful formats will be added to SRF over > > > > time. So it is > > > > mostly an organisational change, but also an effort to make SMW yet > > > > more > > > > > > configurable for user needs. > > > > > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > > > Markus > > > > > > > > [1] > > > > http://svn.wikimedia.org/svnroot/mediawiki/trunk/extensions/SemanticResul > > > > > >tFormats > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Markus Krötzsch > > > > Semantic MediaWiki http://semantic-mediawiki.org > > > > http://korrekt.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's > > > > challenge > > > > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win > > > > great prizes > > > > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the > > > > world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Semediawiki-user mailing list > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/semediawiki-user > > > > -- > > Markus Krötzsch > > Semantic MediaWiki http://semantic-mediawiki.org > > http://korrekt.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's > > challenge > > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great > > prizes > > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the > > world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > > _______________________________________________ > > Semediawiki-devel mailing list > > Semediawiki-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/semediawiki-devel -- Markus Krötzsch Semantic MediaWiki http://semantic-mediawiki.org http://korrekt.org [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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