Jason Gunthorpe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On 20 Nov 1997, Ben Pfaff wrote: > > That's an idea. I'm planning to write it this way: > > > > 1. Design a script-like language that can be used to fully specify how > > an output page should look. This will be the equivalent of TeX for > > desktop publishing. This step I am partway through with--but I'm > > still seeking ideas. > > Hm, something like that is already done. Look at the DSSSL spec, it can > completely specifiy the formatting of SGML documents > (http://www.sil.org/sgml)
I looked at this and I don't think DSSSL is what I want. Sure, it describes the contents of a page quite nicely--but it's Turing complete; it's not suitable for a interactive editing tool. > > 2. Write a program that translates this output language into > > PostScript. This will be, I think, the easiest part of the whole > > project--PostScript is well designed for DTP. > > This isn't done, if you could write a DSSSL engine for postscript you > would be worshiped as a god :> I think I will leave the god business to someone with a bigger ego :-) > Unfortunately the above may not be well suited to an interactive > formatting system like pagemaker. But if you could design an interactive > DSSSL generator.. Well, lets just say -very cool- :> I'll keep the idea in mind but it's not what I was thinking about originally. Still, it's intriguing... -- Ben Pfaff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
