On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 10:53 AM, Lars Noodén <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Regarding the editing, terminal formats like those are basically 'paper > waiting to happen' and not for editing. > > q10 wrote: >> is *.XPS file import and export available? ... > > Regarding exporting... > No, sorry. XPS is the new name of the failed initiative, formerly > called Metro, to create a non-open imitation of PDF which is tied to a > specific platform and vendor. > > Use of documents trapped in XPS format, specifically, is contingent > entirely upon the one companies products. In contrast, PDF is fully > documented, approved by several standards organizations and fully > available in perpetuity for use in open source applications like > OpenOffice.org. If something has changed and the XPS format has > suddenly become available in perpetuity for open source implementation > (requires the whole spec), then please speak up. Otherwise ...
What exactly is needed for specification aside from http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/xps/default.mspx ? As far as I can recall the first release of XPS had all the specs. I agree it is a shot at Adobe but that doesn't make it a bad thing. Best Regards, Bryan Rasmussen
