Re: [ws-rx] New Issue: Harmonization of Line Numbers accross PDF,DOC versions of working draft

[Doug Bunting <Doug.Bunting@Sun.COM>]

I need a copy editor for my email...

On 18/08/05 07:51, Doug Bunting wrote:

> Chris,
>
> On 18/08/05 05:00, Christopher B Ferris wrote:
>
>> The PDF was created from the OO .sxw, at least for the editor's 
>> draft. I would suggest that we
>> get a read from someone at Sun on whether the line numbers are 
>> consistent between the .sxw
>> and .pdf that OO generates. However, since the PDF was generated from 
>> the
>>  
>>
> I believe so. However, various OASIS TCs have in the past had problems 
> with consistency between layout and line numbering between OpenOffice 
> and Word -- even when using the

s/between layout/of layout/

> same Word source document.
>
> Put another way, I believe the true inconsistency is between Word, OO, 
> StarOffice, and their various versions. Unless all three word 
> processors lay documents out identically in all of the versions TC 
> members have, we are going to see inconsistencies. (Note: I have not 
> checked with any of the Sun OO / SO folks about bugs resulting in 
> particular inconsistencies.) PDF seems like the best way to generate 
> line numbers "all at once and once for all".

a "Our consistent editors seem to be uploading that one PDF every time."

>
>> .sxw, it seems to me
>> that it would be inappropriate to expect that the line numbers would 
>> necessarily match those
>> of the .doc.
>>
>> I created the PDF to permit those without OO to view the document.
>>
>> Possibly this will clear up some of the confusion. In general, I 
>> don't think that this is an
>> issue with which we should be overly concerned .
>>  
>>
> +1
>
> thanx,
> doug
>
>> Duane, please don't upload the PDF.
>> All, please don't use the .doc version as it isn't the normative source.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Christopher Ferris
>> STSM, Emerging e-business Industry Architecture
>> email: chrisfer@us.ibm.com
>> blog: http://webpages.charter.net/chrisfer/blog.html
>> phone: +1 508 377 9295
>>
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