some tech questions

Klaus Hofrichter (hofrichter@fokus.gmd.de)
Mon, 09 Jun 1997 16:01:46 +0200

Folks,

here are two more technical questions on MHEG-5. This time, I do not
call directly for a Amendment Process... :-) Last time, it was too fast.
But I am thinking about an extension of the techFAQ from Tom Schwengler
with the recent (and upcoming) issues. Tom, are you still out there??

Q1: Timer: When I run a timer with absolute value (i.e relative to the
scene), and the indicated time has already passed, shall an engine fire
the event off?

my suggestion: yes
this is a clarification only, hence something for the techFAQ

Q2: The action SetData requires the ContentHook of the target to be
encoded. Isn't that too strong?

my suggestion: yes, too strong.
This would be a change in the semantics. Hence, people have to be
aware of this, and this issue might be something to consider during
maintainance of the standard

Any comments?

- Klaus

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