03-16-2010, 02:38 PM | #1 |
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Any ongoing work on the epub specification?
I ask because I just peeked in at the IDPF forums (http://www.idpf.org/forums/), which seem to be moribund: no real activity since 2008. Yet there's much that could be done: support of footnotes, some real page layout possibilities (beyond the CSS page-break-* things), and perhaps more. Epub looks far from finished to me, so where's the activity?
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03-16-2010, 03:01 PM | #2 |
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I couldn't agree more. Once OPS 2.0 was finalised interest seems to have vanished. The current standard can't even handle columns on anything other than a rudimentary basis.
Much of the problem is that Adobe and its device partners have had a hard time getting a fully-conformant Reading System out the door. The latest desktop version of ADE doesn't even fully comply with the limited OPS2 spec, and the situation on embedded devices is worse. As usual, things will continue to stagnate until there's competition to shake them up. This is why I'm hoping that Apple's implementation will provide an injection of innovation. If they want to render magazines and newspapers to an acceptable standard then they'll have to. |
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03-17-2010, 08:09 AM | #4 |
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There's more inside discussion at www.daisy.org/epub
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03-17-2010, 08:46 AM | #5 |
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What's happened to Nate's project to propose a standard for ePub dictionaries?
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03-17-2010, 09:42 AM | #6 |
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Thanks for the reference to daisy.org, where I see there is current work/discussion. I'll look forward to browsing through it all.
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It's also not at all clear what action is being taken to fix the minor amendments that are being discussed. For instance, on 14 Dec 2009 it was proposed that the playOrder attribute in NCX navLists be made optional. Yet it is still required in the spec. What gives? |
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03-18-2010, 01:05 PM | #8 | |
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This was from their last meeting which happened to be yesterday (3/17). Not sure all of what it means. But sounds like they are working on a updated spec.
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03-18-2010, 08:33 PM | #11 |
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Sorry it was from the same discussion of the last few posts. So didn't even think about adding a link. Sorry about that.
Its in the navigation menu under Agenda and Minutes. http://www.daisy.org/epub http://www.daisy.org/epub/node/1744 http://www.daisy.org/epub/2010-03-17-conference-call |
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