- From: Michael Hahn <xmlronin@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2013 16:44:11 -0600
- To: public-ppl@w3.org
On 12/17/2013 5:34 PM, Tony Graham wrote: > ... > Which got me thinking: language preferences can and do change over time, > so what have people here used to make pages from markup in the past as > well as the present? > > 'Make pages' is a loose definition since I don't know how to count either > EPUB or technologies that are predominantly for screen display (Isn't most > PDF just for screen display these days?), and I'm not looking to > distinguish between one-off tasks and technologies you used for years on > end. > > My list includes: I'd like to add a couple of niche products from the 90s - Omnimark: SGML/XML to HTML or RTF WordPerfect SGML/XML tools: DSSSL-like stylesheet language for the built-in print engine. I say a lot of PDF is for screen display, but I don't see a large percentage sized to displays - it's usually either US Letter/A4 or continuous display. The predilection for "paper-sized" PDF either means it's meant for print, or just laziness. -- ================================================================ Michael R. Hahn Phone: 1-316-285-0762 ---------------------------------------------------------------- michael@alphabyauthor.com Fax: 1-316-239-2553 ================================================================
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