[xsl] XSL-FO in the client?

[Wendell Piez <wapiez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

XSL-List,

Like many, I have been pondering EPUB, ebook readers, and the 
development of ebook standards in the context of web technologies and 
others.

One thing I wonder is whether the train has already left the station on 
XSL-FO for handheld electronic devices.

Wouldn't XSL-FO make as strong a basis (or stronger?) for e-readers than 
XHTML?

Even if the current EPUB standards are based on XHTML, does this prevent 
a vendor from developing an XSL-FO client (which would run on desktop or 
tablet), thereby doing an end run around the problems related to fitting 
and extending XHTML/CSS to paginating devices (with requirements for 
keeps, floats, footnotes and the rest)?

What are the technical and non-technical challenges that hinder or 
prevent this?

Cheers, Wendell

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