Re: XHTML to PDF

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Subject: Re: XHTML to PDF
From: Wendell Piez <wapiez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2003 14:29:06 -0400

At 02:04 PM 7/25/2003, Mike wrote:

The more common pattern here is for a domain-specific, back-end markup regime to be transformed to a particular client render or transmission markup (XHTML, WML, FO, service framework). The in-house markup can be a major, public schema like Docbook or TEI, an industry-specific initiative, or completely home-cooked and as simple as your semantic requirements allow.

I wish I could agree with Mike that this is the more common pattern, since it's certainly the pattern I prefer: less headache all around.

It can be a tough sell to make, however, in places where the issues are not well understood, particularly why it's so important (saving time, money and grief, improving quality, and opening up new applications for the data) to invest in good markup at the earliest possible point in the document lifecycle.

XSLT certainly mitigates the problem, but it doesn't fix it. In fact, having magic dust to scatter over this kind of thing just makes it seem less troublesome than it is, while denying us the benefits of using the dust for something better than fighting fires.

Cheers,
Wendell

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RE: XHTML to PDF, (continued) Wendell Piez - Fri, 25 Jul 2003 13:04:28 -0400 (EDT) sharrison - Fri, 25 Jul 2003 10:48:55 -0400 (EDT) Wendell Piez - Fri, 25 Jul 2003 13:57:03 -0400 (EDT) Mike Haarman - Fri, 25 Jul 2003 14:01:59 -0400 (EDT) Wendell Piez - Fri, 25 Jul 2003 14:54:14 -0400 (EDT) <= David . Pawson - Mon, 28 Jul 2003 03:38:45 -0400 (EDT)

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