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Peter Murray-Rust wrote:
> I assumed (by default) that the same was true of FOs. There would be some
> sorts of typography that couldn't be tackled this way and that we would
> have to use existing or other systems. I suspect that many people would not
> expect FOs to support the final typography for traditional printed books.
Perhaps it's just me or I missed some discussion, but I wasn't under that
impression at all.
> Anyway, at least we seem agreed that activity in this area is valuable,
> even if the challenges are very difficult.
Perhaps I haven't been clear - I'm not at all certain that they're valuable. I
can see some benefit in FO, but I have yet to be convinced that on balance, it's
a worthwhile endeavour.
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Regards,
Marcus Carr email: mrc@a...
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