Re: Venting

[Simon St.Laurent]
> But the CSS spec already does just about everything out there;

Except non-European layout, bottom-of-page footnotes, synchronized
flows, margin notes, format-dependent content (page numbers in cross-
references), and some other stuff.  That's just off the top of my
head.

> I can't say I've been overly impressed with the reinvention of the
> (CSS) wheel that XSL FO's seem to me to be.

The CSS wheel is oval and inflexible.  If I want a flexible-shape
wheel, I'll start with an initial flexible oval, and then add the
ability to do other shapes.

-Chris
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