worked. I *wondered* why I stopped getting "that's dumb!" responses. :)
On 1/29/12 1:04 PM, "Joe Hildebrand" <[email protected]> wrote: > Apparently the last 10 or so messages I've sent to the list were silently > eaten due to an address change. Let's see if this one goes through. > > If you're going to write a XEP, consider making it relatively generic, so we > can embed other typed information into a form (rather than making it > geoloc-specific, in the same theme as XEP-158). Also consider interactions > with XEP-122, XEP-141, and XEP-221. > > > On 1/28/12 11:31 AM, "Michael Laukner" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Dave, Thanks for the quick response! >> >> The intention is indeed to provide a geoloc or places blob inside >> forms. We have also checked Buddycloud and its API (e.g. >> http://buddycloud.com/cms/node/103) but are looking for a solution >> that is XMPP standard compliant. >> >> I'll come back with a XEP when this idea has materialized ;-) >> >> Thanks, >> Michael >> >> On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 11:12 PM, Dave Cridland <[email protected]> wrote: >>> On Thu Jan 26 21:58:04 2012, Michael Laukner wrote: >>>> >>>> Is the following approach already XMPP standards compliant (i.a.w. >>>> XEP-0068: Field Standardization for Data Forms): >>>> >>>> <x xmlns='jabber:x:data' type='form'> >>>> [ ... ] >>>> <field var='location'> >>>> <geolocxmlns="http://jabber.org/protocol/geoloc";> >>>> <text>Paris, France</text> >>>> <locality>Paris</locality> >>>> <country>France</country> >>>> </geoloc> >>>> </field> >>>> [ ... ] >>>> </x> >>>> >>>> or does this require a new XEP similar to XEP-0221 ? >>> >>> >>> I don't think this is currently compliant (with any specification in >>> particular). >>> >>> XEP-0221 essentially provides ways of providing media data in a form as a >>> challenge, rather than as a response - or at least, that's certainly how >>> it's used in XEP-0158. THis might explain why they don't use the type except >>> as the type of the response - hence it's usually left as type-single (the >>> default). >>> >>> So if your intent is to provide a geoloc blob inside a form, perhaps in >>> response to a search form, for instance, then I think your solution above is >>> OK, but would need a XEP - I think. >>> >>> If you're asking for a way to prompt for, and enter a geoloc blob as a >>> submitted value in a form, then we need to define a type, and possibly more. >>> >>> Dave. >>> -- >>> Dave Cridland - mailto:[email protected] - xmpp:[email protected] >>> - acap://acap.dave.cridland.net/byowner/user/dwd/bookmarks/ >>> - http://dave.cridland.net/ >>> Infotrope Polymer - ACAP, IMAP, ESMTP, and Lemonade -- Joe Hildebrand
