Re: [oiic-formation-discuss] My perspective. display perferct?

["David Gerard" <dgerard@gmail.com>]

2008/7/2 Peter Dolding <oiaohm@gmail.com>:

> PDF is a complete pain in a but format developed on the old ps format
> that was also a pain in but for editing.   Reason why other
> typesetting programs exist that translate into PS and PDF.
> If ODF turns into PDF pain to edit someone needs killing.   Latex is
> still heavy used in a lot of places due to PS and PDF issues of
> editing and it produces as good as documents and either PS or PDF can
> but is also a lot nicer to edit.


Heh, yes.

Thomas and Rob explained in some detail why asking for layout-perfect
from ODF is asking for a pony.

Would it be reasonable for the interop TC to at least address the
issue and why asking for this is asking for a pony? At least to get
the issue dealt with.


- d.