Hey all,
I just noticed this blog entry: http://googledataapis.blogspot.com/2007/08/new-api-it-slices-it-dices-it-uploads.html

Pretty cool,

Danny

Cool. XML is ideal for firefox add-ons

Google takes standards to next level. Not only adopting it, they're evolved in put web standards on lower level of communication

Why is it only available in Python & Java?

These are only client libraries. You can build your own following the protocol

Interesting that the blog refers to "Google Documents":

<< [Y]ou can import your spreadsheets and word processor documents into Google Documents using the new Documents List API. >>

If they've come to refer to it as that internally, perhaps they're ready to change the name.

Pooin > ok thank you ;)

Tony > Do you ever heard someone say "hey, I use Google Document & Spreadsheet!" > no, you don't. So I don't know if they are about to change the name (when "presentations" will integer this service), but sure they refer this service as Google Docs/Document internally.

Presentations are definitely closer...

"Document" returns this list of documents:
http://docs.google.com/feeds/documents/private/full/-/document

"Spreadsheet" returns this list spreadsheets:
http://docs.google.com/feeds/documents/private/full/-/spreadsheet

Presentations returns "An unknown error has occurred" error:
http://docs.google.com/feeds/documents/private/full/-/presentation

Which is different to the usual "Invalid category term" error:
http://docs.google.com/feeds/documents/private/full/-/blah

[Article edit: "is supported to" -> "is supported too"]

> If they've come to refer to it as that internally,
> perhaps they're ready to change the name.

I thought the same when reading that post. Now if they'll call Google D&S "Documents" what will they call "documents/ docs" (the rich-text files specifically)?

I am excited about the presentation application but am still waiting for Jotspot...anyone aware of a release date?

According to the API reference, they're currently calling them:

# word processor documents
# spreadsheets

From: http://code.google.com/apis/documents/developers_guide_protocol.html#SearchingDocs

Here is the graphic used to signify that the doc is a presentation

https://docs.google.com/images/doclist/icon_2_pres.gif

Thanks Stoney. We were on to that last month:

http://blogoscoped.com/forum/100662.html#id100733

:-)

So now someone needs to mashup this API with Google Gears, and we've got an online/offline Office suite to keep files in sync and editable across multiple computers and the web :)

http://docs.google.com/support/presentations/ is "about" to work too

TOMHTML, that page hasn't changed for the past 2 months:

http://blogoscoped.com/forum/98029.html

now when you go to
http://docs.google.com/feeds/documents/private/full/-/presentation
It comes up with my docs feed

Interesting, I still get "An unknown error has occurred"...

Nathan, perhaps that means Presentations has been enabled on your account...?

<< now when you go to
http://docs.google.com/feeds/documents/private/full/-/presentation
It comes up with my docs feed >>

Actually, I'm seeing this too on one of the accounts I've got access to but everything seems to be the same.

Thank U tony, I didn't remember that one :-/ -> it's rare =)

Rumor has it that Google doesn't stick to their planned Presently launch schedule after all and that it's delayed...

I think the most difficult part of creating a Presentation app is to import/export PowerPoint files correctly. The Flash widget from Gmail is pretty good at that, but you have read-only access.