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

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