Presence and IntComm WG

[Xiaotao Wu <>]

> Xiaotao Wu 
> <>
>  writes:
>
> > On Fri, 16 Apr 2004, Ben Teitelbaum wrote:
> >
> >> Xiaotao,
> >>
> >> As you probably just saw, I've updated the "place" table fairly
> >> extensively.  While you were off the call yesterday we discussed
> >> whether SIPC could retrieve the current places automatically.  Jamey
> >> thought we previously had an interface for this.  If not, you'll need
> >> to re-sync your hard-codings of the place names.
> >
> > The problem is, there is coordinates information in the map.
> > So, if the name retrieved from the interface does not match the name
> > stored hard-coded, I cannot pinpoint it on the map.
> > If the interface also provided the map file (a .gif file) and the
> > coordinates (e.g., in HTML <area> tag), I can use the interface.
>
> Right.  We discussed that too.  That's quite a bit more data entry.
> We should probably hold off on this until next time.

Ok. I discussed with Henning about the place name and coordinates before.
Currently, sipc can add a new map by inputting a URL of a HTML page.
(e.g., http://www1.cs.columbia.edu/~xiaotaow/sipc/misc/csb-4.html)

In the location notification, there could be a <mapurl> tag indicating
the URL of the map for the location notification. By that way, there is no
need to install map in advance. The maps can be installed when needed.

-Xiaotao

>
> -- ben
>