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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