"Mikkel Kamstrup Erlandsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

>> - The engines use xesam:url for providing further information. Examples:
>>
>>  * "file:///.../Mail/Local Folders/Inbox/?id=240915" means file "Inbox",
>>    char position 240915 (beagle)
>>
>>  * "/home/albinus/Mail/default/21/ChangeLog" means (email in) file
>>    "21", attachment "ChangeLog" (strigi)
>>
>>  * ".../gnome-keyring_2.20.orig.tar.gz/gnome-keyring-2.20/po/ChangeLog"
>>    means a file in a zipped tar (strigi)
>>
>>  I believe, such information shall be given in other xesam fields.
>
> Well, that's hard to decide. Requests for standardizing the contents
> of xesam:url has been aired a few times, but I think it is really hard
> to achieve. For example Evolution and KMail handles email uris very
> differently, same applies for all manner of similar apps between KDE
> and Gnome. It would almost be a whole spec in itself to do full
> standadization of this.

A xesam field, like xesam:url, shall NOT contain engine specific
interpretations. If it is really needed for whatever reason, they might
set up an own ontology, with fields like strigi:url or beagle:url.

> Cheers,
> Mikkel

Best regards, Michael.
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