29 messages in net.java.dev.jai-imageio.interestRe: [JAI-IMAGEIO] Mac OS X native ver...| From | Sent On | Attachments |
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| Marco Sambin - NeoLogica | Sep 6, 2007 8:16 am | |
| jai-...@javadesktop.org | Nov 2, 2007 3:19 pm | |
| robert engels | Nov 2, 2007 3:19 pm | |
| jai-...@javadesktop.org | Nov 2, 2007 3:34 pm | |
| robert engels | Nov 2, 2007 3:34 pm | |
| robert engels | Nov 2, 2007 3:39 pm | |
| Bob Deen | Nov 2, 2007 4:01 pm | |
| robert engels | Nov 2, 2007 4:19 pm | |
| Bob Deen | Nov 2, 2007 6:16 pm | |
| robert engels | Nov 3, 2007 12:28 am | |
| Marco Sambin - NeoLogica | Nov 5, 2007 12:39 am | |
| jai-...@javadesktop.org | Nov 5, 2007 5:12 pm | |
| Bob Deen | Nov 5, 2007 6:07 pm | |
| jai-...@javadesktop.org | Nov 6, 2007 5:00 pm | |
| Marco Sambin - NeoLogica | Nov 20, 2007 10:04 am | |
| jai-...@javadesktop.org | Feb 4, 2008 11:47 pm | |
| Marco Sambin - NeoLogica | Feb 5, 2008 12:47 am | |
| Fabrizio Giudici | Feb 6, 2008 12:04 am | |
| Marco Sambin - NeoLogica | Feb 6, 2008 1:01 am | |
| fabr...@tidalwave.it | Feb 6, 2008 3:35 am | |
| Bob Deen | Feb 6, 2008 9:59 am | |
| Brian Burkhalter | Feb 6, 2008 10:07 am | |
| robert engels | Feb 6, 2008 10:10 am | |
| Brian Burkhalter | Feb 6, 2008 10:16 am | |
| robert engels | Feb 6, 2008 10:24 am | |
| Brian Burkhalter | Feb 6, 2008 10:28 am | |
| robert engels | Feb 6, 2008 10:33 am | |
| Brian Burkhalter | Feb 6, 2008 10:50 am | |
| jai-...@javadesktop.org | Mar 10, 2008 6:50 am |
| Subject: | Re: [JAI-IMAGEIO] Mac OS X native version of JIIO | |
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| From: | Bob Deen (Bob....@jpl.nasa.gov) | |
| Date: | Nov 2, 2007 4:01:54 pm | |
| List: | net.java.dev.jai-imageio.interest | |
robert engels wrote:
I also think this would be a perfect time to drop the stupid XML based metadata with ImageIO. This is by far the hardest/time consuming things about writing plugins.
Let's start by defining our own interface for the standard metadata (with a default impl that can read the standard xml/metadata), and then custom interfaces for the formats.
Like:
interface StandardMetadata { int getWidth(); int getHeight(); int getHDPI(); int getVDPI(); ... }
The problem of course is that the plugins are written to be as format- neutral as possible. That's why the XML-based metadata exists... it allows one to accommodate a nearly arbitrary metadata content without any API change. Changing that fundamental philosophy would I think be a bad idea.
However, there is definite value in having a convenience layer... something that takes common calls like you have in your example and translates to/from the underlying XML. Hide all that nastiness from the casual user, although the nastiness is still there for those who need it.
-Bob