Re: Skype-conference on page-breaking?

2005-03-09 Thread Jeremias Maerki
Sounds to me like 2) is the way to go right now. This would mean minimal recreation of vertical boxes in case of changing available IPD. Sure, this is an exotic case but XSL-FO makes it possible, therefore we must be prepared for it. Thanks for the hints and the helpful example. On 08.03.2005

Re: Skype-conference on page-breaking?

2005-03-08 Thread Luca Furini
Jeremias Maerki wrote: Luca, do you think your total-fit approach may be written in a way to handle changing available IPDs and that look-ahead can be disabled to improve processing speed at the cost of optimal break decisions? I think that a first fit algorithm could be implemented in two

Re: Skype-conference on page-breaking?

2005-03-07 Thread Jeremias Maerki
Thanks, Luca. I've had a nice casual talk on the phone with Simon, yesterday. Essentially, we only talked about very high-level stuff, especially the decision for a certain strategy (or two). You know I came up with the idea to create a simpler best-fit strategy with no look-ahead for

Re: Skype-conference on page-breaking?

2005-03-07 Thread Jeremias Maerki
I don't know why this is important to you but it's two to three months. On 04.03.2005 12:40:04 Peter B. West wrote: Jeremias Maerki wrote: Sounds very interesting. Would you consider sharing what you already have? This may help us in the general discussion and may be a good starting point.

Re: Skype-conference on page-breaking?

2005-03-07 Thread Peter B. West
Jeremias Maerki wrote: I don't know why this is important to you Just curious. but it's two to three months. Ouch. Good luck. You might want to keep an eye on Folio. Peter On 04.03.2005 12:40:04 Peter B. West wrote: Jeremias Maerki wrote: Sounds very interesting. Would you consider sharing what

Re: Skype-conference on page-breaking?

2005-03-04 Thread Jeremias Maerki
Ok then, I'll call you Sunday evening 19.00 CET if nothing goes wrong. The others interested will find me in Skype. FYI, I'll be out of touch from later today until Sunday afternoon. On 03.03.2005 21:46:55 Simon Pepping wrote: On Thu, Mar 03, 2005 at 08:34:54PM +0100, Jeremias Maerki wrote:

Re: Skype-conference on page-breaking?

2005-03-04 Thread Luca Furini
Jeremias Maerki wrote: Anyway, I'd like to ask if we could hold to a brainstorming conference call on page breaking either Sunday evening or next Monday or Tuesday somewhere between 8:00 and 24:00 CET. Of course, on my wish list there are Simon, Finn and Luca. I'm happy to call either of you on

Re: Skype-conference on page-breaking?

2005-03-04 Thread Jeremias Maerki
Sounds very interesting. Would you consider sharing what you already have? This may help us in the general discussion and may be a good starting point. My problem is that I have to deliver working page breaking with keeps, breaks, multi-column, adjustable spacing etc. in a relatively short period

Re: Skype-conference on page-breaking?

2005-03-04 Thread Peter B. West
Jeremias Maerki wrote: Sounds very interesting. Would you consider sharing what you already have? This may help us in the general discussion and may be a good starting point. My problem is that I have to deliver working page breaking with keeps, breaks, multi-column, adjustable spacing etc. in a

Re: Skype-conference on page-breaking?

2005-03-03 Thread Jeremias Maerki
I've bought some SkypeOut credits now. Funny thing: It's cheaper to call Simon in the Netherlands than to call someone in Lucerne via PSTN. Anyway, I'd like to ask if we could hold to a brainstorming conference call on page breaking either Sunday evening or next Monday or Tuesday somewhere

Re: Skype-conference on page-breaking?

2005-03-03 Thread Simon Pepping
On Thu, Mar 03, 2005 at 08:34:54PM +0100, Jeremias Maerki wrote: I've bought some SkypeOut credits now. Funny thing: It's cheaper to call Simon in the Netherlands than to call someone in Lucerne via PSTN. Anyway, I'd like to ask if we could hold to a brainstorming conference call on page

Re: Skype-conference on page-breaking?

2005-03-01 Thread Renaud Richardet
I would be please to listen. Renaud

Re: Skype-conference on page-breaking?

2005-03-01 Thread Simon Pepping
On Tue, Mar 01, 2005 at 03:09:46PM +0100, Jeremias Maerki wrote: To speed things up could we hold a conference (using Skype, for example) to discuss further details on page-breaking? I'd volunteer to sum up any results during that discussion for the archives. I have Finn on my Skype radar

Re: Skype-conference on page-breaking?

2005-03-01 Thread The Web Maestro
I'd be happy to 'participate' although I don't have a skype acct yet. I don't know what I can offer, but I'm here to help! Cheers! On Mar 1, 2005, at 2:31 PM, Jeremias Maerki wrote: Maybe I could hook you into a Skype conference by using SkypeOut. It's pretty cheap to call to the Netherlands.