RE: Future of DSSSL: What about PDF?

["Josep Vela" <jvela@xxxxxxxxxx>]

You may obtain pdf from SGML using a DSSSL that generates Lout. Lout is
simple than TeX.
A Lout driver for jade will be better, but nobody's perfect. B-)
Josep Vela Albesa - <jvela@xxxxxxxxxx>
grup FIHOCA
R&D Manager
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08029 Barcelona (Spain)
Tel: +34 93 410 90 00 - Fax: +34 93 410 30 81
http://www.fihoca.com

-----Original Message-----
De: Didier PH Martin <martind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Para: dssslist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <dssslist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Fecha: viernes 5 de marzo de 1999 2:29
Asunto: RE: Future of DSSSL: What about PDF?


>Hi Paul,
>
>I know that you can obtain pdf through latex, however, you can agree with
me
>that the process is not so "straightforward". If you have something that
>directly output pdf format without having to go through latex. Would this
be
>useful? (for example: the time gained by not having to process the document
>through several tools).
>
>Regards
>Didier PH Martin
>mailto:martind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>http://www.netfolder.com
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-dssslist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:owner-dssslist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of STE MARIE, PAUL
>Sent: Thursday, March 04, 1999 4:12 PM
>To: 'dssslist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'
>Subject: RE: Future of DSSSL: What about PDF?
>
>
> > Do you think that a PDF backend for a DSSSL engine is something
>that can be
> > useful?
>
>It already exists, albeit indirectly. The TeX backend output can be run
>through pdftex with jadetex to produce a PDF file.
>
>Paul J. Ste. Marie (937)865-6800 x4384
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><mailto:Paul_SteMarie@xxxxxxxxxx>
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>
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