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Subject: Re: [ws-rx] New Issue: Harmonization of Line Numbers accross PDF,DOC versions of working draft
Thanks for the clarifications, Doug, Chris. In light of using PDF as the normative source, the issue is withdrawn. D 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 >.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 . > >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 > >Duane Nickull <dnickull@adobe.com> wrote on 08/17/2005 10:27:29 PM: > > > >>Doug: >> >>I just fixed the PDF (I can upload it to Kavi separately if someone >>wants). When Adobe Acrobat distills a PDF, it merely copies the line >>numbers from the word doc. The process is fool proof (even I, a lowly >>Adobe standards guy can manage to operate it ;-). The PDF on the site >>was probably made from a different *.doc than the one currently on the >>site. I am not sure about the Open Office Doc. Maybe someone else can >>comment on that. If it cannot ensure consistent line numbers with the >>other docs, we are creating a problem for ourselves and the audience of >>this spec as we go forward. >> >>The issue before the TC is whether or not we: >> >>1. replace the PDF now with the one with correct line numbers and ask >>all issue owners to make sure their line numbers in their issues are >>matching the line numbers in both the PDF and Doc files; >> >>2. leave the PDF up as it is and ask all issue owners to qualify their >>line numbers with the exact document version they referenced, then make >>sure the next editors revision has consistent line numbers. >> >>I have created a new PDF but will not upload it until I have >>clarification. This really should be a non-issue since it is trivial >>but does need to be resolved. I am assuming that the next version will >>not have the same line numbering mismatch (at least not between the Doc >>and PDF versions). >> >>Duane >> >> >> >>Doug Bunting wrote: >> >> >> >>>Duane, >>> >>>Could you provide some idea how you propose to see this problem >>>fixed? Line numbers depend upon little things like page width and, >>>therefore, printers and printer drivers. PDF files have the nice >>>feature of laying the text out once and scaling the entire page to fit >>> >>> > > > >>>the space on a printed sheet. >>> >>>I propose we close this issue with no action. We as a group should >>>remember to treat line numbers in the available PDF files (and they >>>should always be available) as normative. >>> >>>thanx, >>> doug >>> >>>On 17/08/05 15:05, Duane Nickull wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>>Title: Line Numbering Consistency >>>> >>>>Description: I noticed that the line numbers in the working draft are >>>> >>>> > > > >>>>not consistent upon different serializations of the same version of >>>>the WD. >>>> >>>> >>>> >http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/download.php/13454/WS-Reliable%20Messaging-01-draft-01.doc > > > >>>> >>>> >http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/download.php/13493/WS-ReliableMessaging-v1.0-wd-01.pdf > > > >>>>These two vary at at least one place (line 502 to 550). >>>> >>>>I have not read the *.sxw version to see if it is consistent. >>>> >>>>Related Issues: any that reference line numbers of the working draft >>>>without specifying if they mean the *.PDF or *.doc >>>> >>>>Origin: Duane Nickull >>>> >>>>Owner: Duane Nickull >>>> >>>>Proposal: >>>> >>>>for now: All references to include the document format as well to be >>>>specific >>>> >>>>for later: editors to fix in next version of WD. >>>> >>>> >>>> > > >
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