You might pose this question to the IDPF epub working group
http://idpf.org/epub/30 . They're currently working on a revision of the epub
spec.
Michele
-----Original Message-----
From: Wendell Piez [mailto:wapiez(_at_)mulberrytech(_dot_)com]
Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2012 11:21 AM
To: xsl-list(_at_)lists(_dot_)mulberrytech(_dot_)com
Subject: [xsl] XSL-FO in the client?
XSL-List,
Like many, I have been pondering EPUB, ebook readers, and the development of
ebook standards in the context of web technologies and others.
One thing I wonder is whether the train has already left the station on XSL-FO
for handheld electronic devices.
Wouldn't XSL-FO make as strong a basis (or stronger?) for e-readers than XHTML?
Even if the current EPUB standards are based on XHTML, does this prevent a
vendor from developing an XSL-FO client (which would run on desktop or tablet),
thereby doing an end run around the problems related to fitting and extending
XHTML/CSS to paginating devices (with requirements for keeps, floats, footnotes
and the rest)?
What are the technical and non-technical challenges that hinder or prevent this?
Cheers, Wendell
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