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

[jonathon <jonathon.blake@gmail.com>]

On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 5:45 AM, David Gerard wrote:

> 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.

ODF is a file format that is both device independent and platform
independent.  As such, one can not make any assumptions about what the
input device is, or what the output device is.

The issue is whether or not the "content" is retained, when the ODF
file is transformed for any specific output device.

Consider, for example, the transformation that is required for a
document that was originally designed to be printed on a laser
printer, for it to be printed out on a Moon Printer, or a Braille
Embosser.

Wondering whether or not there needs to be a formal ODF specification
defining the transforming to/from tactile writing systems, and/or a11y
writing systems.

xan

jonathon