Subject: RE: XSL-FO Does it have the guts? From: Håkon Wium Lie <howcome@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 02:01:37 +0200 (MET DST) |
Sebastian Rahtz wrote: > > "if there are no descenders in element (a) place element (b) on top > > of (a) so that the topmost glyph in the part of element (b) which > > is below any part of element (a) touches the baseline of element > > (a), else..." > > > > This starts to get heiry and I havn't seen any style sheet language > > which offers this sort of capabilities. > > dont put out challenges like that on a list read by TeXxies! i have no > intention of trying, but i bet it could be expressed in a markup > language, not just with Quark manual fiddling I like your attitude. Now, quick, someone, propose a syntax! > > likely changed. This is due to the fact that style sheets -- as we > > know them today -- don't record the constraints the designer intended, > > but instead just record positioning. > > these would be "Microsoft style sheets"? despite their patent, there > are other systems, you know... I do know [1]. Feel free to suggest additions to my little museum. Even if your language of choice can't express Microsoft packaging ;) [1] http://www.w3.org/Style/History/ -h&kon Håkon Wium Lie http://www.operasoftware.com/people/howcome howcome@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx simply a better browser XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
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