Hey Martijn,

I was actually checking out the PLML for that *exact* pattern
yesterday. I'd love to get more detailed information from you and
figure out how I might be able to help with development of a standard.

Cheers.
-Ryan

--- In ydn-patterns@yahoogroups.com, "Welie, Martijn van"
<martijn.van.welie@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Ryan,
>
>
>
> I have been using a later version of PLML for my own collection of
> patterns. Just click on the PLML button next to any pattern and you can
> see what it looks like. For example:
>
> http://www.welie.com/patterns/tag-cloud.xml
>
>
>
> It is not PLML 1.0 but more like PLML 2.0 although that has never been
> defined anywhere....;-)
>
>
>
> Some time ago there was a discussion on this mailinglist on this topic
> and there seemed to be a lot of common interest in standardizing on one
> standard. There differences in the technical formats seemed to be small.
> However, I guess none of us really had the time to develop the standard
> any further.
>
>
>
> Let me know if you want to know more detailed information.
>
>
>
> Cheers,
>
>
>
> Martijn van Welie
>
>
>
> From: ydn-patterns@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ydn-patterns@yahoogroups.com]
> On Behalf Of dexterstonehaus
> Sent: woensdag 30 januari 2008 23:29
> To: ydn-patterns@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [ydn-patterns] Pattern Libraries: standardizing and sharing
>
>
>
> Hello group!
>
> I'm working with a group to build yet another pattern library and want
> to make sure that it's aligned to add to the existing set of
> libraries, rather than duplicate.
>
> I've been ramping up on the recent history of UI/Web PL's and found a
> slide in one of Christian's presentations that briefly touched upon
> formats for sharing patterns - PLMLx and a possible Microformat.
>
> My initial exploration of PLMLx 1.0 seems to suggest it hasn't been
> worked on in 3+ years. I know a few libraries are using PLML which
> suggests its the prime (if only) candidate for a sharing format, but
> surely there must be some criticism and room for improvement :P
>
> Anyhow, I'm interested in any sort of information about initiatives to
> combine efforts and would love to hear from anyone about other issues
> besides technology that are being discussed.
>
> Cheers.
> -Ryan
>