- From: Tony Graham <tgraham@mulberrytech.com>
- Date: Mon, 21 Apr 1997 16:17:04 -0400 (EDT)
- To: w3c-sgml-wg@w3.org
Alex Milowski writes: > 7. Legal print documents. I must be able to deliver semantics for a XML > document that allows a user to hit "print" and they will get a legal *print* > document. I have many clients who absolutely need this. But how important is page-fidelity in achieving a "legal" print document? DSSSL does not promise page fidelity. Section 6.3.2 states, in part: DSSSL allows enough flexibility in the specification that it is not tied to a set of composition or formatting algorithms, i.e., line-breaking, page-breaking, or whitespace distribution algortithms, used by any particular formatting system. ... The output of the formatter, undefined in this International Standard, is a formatted document suitable for printing and imaging. James Clark puts it much more succintly in a slide from a presentation (http://www.jclark.com/dsssl/bcs/precise.htm): No page/line fidelity (use PostScript/photocopier) Do your clients require exactly the same results no matter which user hits the "print" button? If so, a XML document may not satisfy them. Regards, Tony Graham ======================================================================= Tony Graham, Consultant Mulberry Technologies, Inc. Phone: 301-231-6931 6010 Executive Blvd., Suite 608 Fax: 301-231-6935 Rockville, MD USA 20852 e-mail: tgraham@mulberrytech.com =======================================================================
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