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yzhou New member Username: Zy_sakura Post Number: 2 Registered: 02-2009 |
Hi, I'm doing a series of MMS test with our mobile phone thru nowsms. In the part of SMIL,it seems that our mobiles can not recognize the SMIL format,specially those with the attribute "Region".No matter what value it's set, the phone shows the same result as separeted text and the original image,except the value "fill" (the image do fill the screen); while they are supposed to support SMIL as their specification. In order to verify these SMIL files,I pushed them with NMIT into Series 60, and found that everything is fine -- they are displayed as what they should be. I read some documents you've offered,and wonder: if the SMIL files are correct,is the problem caused by the configuration of NOWSMS or the specification of our mobiles,or something about the different size of screen etc..... I can send your these files by mail if it's needed. Thank you! | |||
Des - NowSMS Support Board Administrator Username: Desosms Post Number: 525 Registered: 08-2008 |
Hi, Are the phones that you are having SMIL problems with also Series 60 phones? I would expect them to behave somewhat similar to the simulator. If they are other phones ... then, unfortunately SMIL implementations vary quite a bit. I don't think that there's anything in NowSMS that would affect the SMIL. If you're including your own SMIL, then NowSMS isn't generating any. The only suggestion I would have is to make sure that you are using filename references in your SMIL, not "cid:" references. "cid:" references can sometimes cause confusion when routed via different protocols. NowSMS is pretty good about preserving "Content-ID:" headers when converting to/from MM4 and MM7, but sometimes the other systems we are interfacing with have issues. It's safest to avoid problems by using referencing by filename within the MMS instead of "cid:". Beyond that, I'd suggest looking at the MMS conformance documents from the Open Mobile Alliance (http://www.openmobilealliance.org). This document is included with each version of the MMS specifications. Overall, it gives device manufacturers wide leeway to implement or ignore various SMIL attributes. For example, on the subject of regions, it states the following which might apply to what you are observing:
-- Des NowSMS Support |