Re: xCalendar questions

Yes, it it is about time we restarted it.

We agreed to be quiet until CAP was out.
CAP is close and there is more interest in XML calendaring.

I have set the reply-to address to xcal-dev, so
follow-ups there please.

Gary Frederick wrote:

>
> I agree.
>
> Will there be a 'next xCal'?
>
> Gary
>
> Doug Royer wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> Try:
>>
>> http://INET-Consulting.com/xcal.txt
>>
>> However that one had too many controversial things in it.
>>
>> The problem with a DTD is it made x-objects almost impossible.
>>
>> I think the next xCal should be just a simple one to one translations.
>>
>> <icalendar>               <-- an outer layer so you can have multiple 
>> vcalednars>
>> <vcalendar>
>>  <version>2.0</version>
>>  <property param='value'>prop value</proprety>
>> ....
>> </vcalendar>
>> </vcalendar>
>>  ...
>> </vcalendar>
>> </icalendar>
>>
>> And property and parameter values backslash or entity encoded 'as is'.
>>
>> Properties
>> Tim Hare wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> On a semi-unrelated project, I'm trying to develop an XML DTD for 
>>> conference information. I thought it might be good to use some of 
>>> the xCalendar syntax, using the xCalendar namespace; however it 
>>> appears that the file does not exist on the IETF site. Has this work 
>>> been abandoned in favor of something else?  If so, can anyone point 
>>> me to good XML calendar information?
>>>
>>> I'm no XML expert; I'm working from prior experience with SGML-based 
>>> markup languages in IBM's product DCF/Script. I have some other 
>>> questions related to this work, if anyone with XML experience wants 
>>> to e-mail me privately I have a couple of questions.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Tim Hare
>>> Interested Bystander, Non-Inc.
>>>
>>

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