From: Travis Wilson <trav@...> (24/10/02 8:17 AM) ... I'd go further and say I'd like to see the ability to import a topic, and especially an entire...
If two topics in different maps both point to a shared <psi>, that implies an equivalency, right? Same as if they were explicitly joined via a <connect> ......
... This is one of the major intended uses of my proposed model. It was apparent to me, though I guess not in my text, that if you import a node (topic), then...
... Well, there's not much difference between an <ignorethis /> tag and an <ignore><this /></ignore> tag. You're still going to end up having to detail...
A list crossover post, I think the intersection raises interesting questions on both sides. XFML (eXchangable Faceted Metadata Language) is a lightweight...
In my mind you create a taxonomy of facets, topics and subtopics. You use this taxonomy to index an interesting part of the world. However, users may be...
Greetings from a new member. I've arrived here by way of my interest in the possible use of XFML as a website description language and as a datastore for...
... I like "website description language". For me XFML is interesting because it shows several dimensions in the same interface where a choice on one dimension...
... My interest in XFML, though, is taking me in a different direction. My concept of a map is that of a document which describes a pre-existing topology. A...
In my experience the most widely used Facet Map is the Software Map at Sourceforge.net navigating through 50,000 projects. Facet Map is more user friendly but...
Subject: RE: XFML unable to view source ... Peter: I think I may be beyond help here. To recap: I'm using the Drupal XFML module. I am unable to save the...
... I should try to clarify here, since I'd like to hear input from others. Instead of reposting my message, I'll try to rephrase for those of you just joining...
Travis thanks for the pointers. I downloaded Netscape and am now able to save .xml files to my desktop. I continue to be unable to upload my XFML file and...
... That's the whole point of using XFML - faceted classification. Indeed, if you wanted a simple tree you could use OPML, but that's severely limiting. I have...
XFML can indeed describe much of the structure of a website - it only depends on the kinds of structures you want your website to support. Peter ... variant...
That would be part of the application (the UI).XMFl only needs to define what we want to share with the world, and which facets we like to view isn't part of...
... Hi Danny, Note that the mutual exclusion requirement isn't expressed in XFML either. It is a conceptual requirement, not something that needs (or easily...
... I agree very much. When working on XFML Core, my credo was: should this use case be addressed by the language (whose goal is only to *share* information)...
... [...] ... Some good points. The problem with the intermediary-reference-model (I made that up) is this: for who are these topics the same? It assumes there...
Hi Travis, I'm back (got internet at home now) and my thinking has evolved somewhat. I am gonna read what you've been doing on imported facets and get back...
... Travis makes some good points about the difficulties of having XFML understand how to import *other* formats ... but I disagree as to the relevance of such...
I came across this: <http://www.libraryplanet.com/archives/2002/11/07/index.html#more_on_x fml> where the author has an XFML file of his blog but it's too...
... I'm very close to something like that. I have remote document loading/caching working now, and am alpha-testing it. Expect to see it next week. Also,...
... Very nice. I am going to spend a few weeks on XFMLManager (authoring tool), that should come together pretty soon as well. Looking forward to that! Are you...
... Which is a perfect example of what <connect> is for. If these authors want to *reuse* somebody else's taxonomy, they can just copy it. The only use case in...
... So if I create an XFML file for my site, by whichever means (database export, hand-coding, etc), I can connect specific individual nodes to specific...
... Yes, the up to date issue is a valid reason for "imported" facets, or maybe we should call them "referenced facets" (more correct and less confusing). ... ...
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