RE: Future of DSSSL: What about PDF? (The DSSSList Digest V2 #285)

[MARK.WROTH@xxxxxxxxxxx (Wroth, Mark)]

I would find a "direct" PDF backend useful.  

I can take the existing output of either the RTF or (in principle) TeX
backends to PDF using other tools (e.g. pdfTeX, Acrobat,...).  But these
require me to deploy another set of tools, which is something of an issue
when I am attempting to proliferate use of an SGML/DSSSL system widely.

This is especially true if the other tool is TeX, which is non-trivial in
several ways, not the least of which is disk space.

I've also observed that as the number of parts of the system goes up, the
number of ways it can fail goes up faster...

> Date: Thu, 4 Mar 1999 15:58:11 -0500
> From: "Didier PH Martin" <martind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Future of DSSSL: What about PDF?
> 
> hi,
> 
> Before engaging into more development, I'll solicit from you 
> some feedback.
> 
> <Question>
> Do you think that a PDF backend for a DSSSL engine is 
> something that can be
> useful? To be more precise, having PDF output from a DSSSL script
> processing.
> </Question>
> 
> You can send me the answer personally at the e-mail address 
> below or, simply
> say to the list if this is useful and why.
> 
> Regards
> Didier PH Martin
> mailto:martind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> http://www.netfolder.com
> 
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> 
> Date: Thu, 4 Mar 1999 16:11:37 -0500 
> From: "STE MARIE, PAUL" <PAUL.STE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 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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