[scribus-dev] Fwd: Great meeting you in Saarbrücken

[Andreas Vox]

Hi ale,
IDML looks rather large and closely tied to Indesign.  I'd prefer something
more modular, e.g. XML+CSS for the stories and SVG for the layout.
Application preferences should not be part of the interchange format.
Since the goal is to also have a formatted document as part of the format,
I don't see why we shouldn't just augment PDF with the missing parts.

ale rimoldi <ale.comp_06 at xox.ch> schrieb am Di., 11. Juni 2019, 14:36:

> hi tamir
>
> as i've suggested at the lgm, i'd like to see a comparison of your plans
> with the features of the IDML file format.
>
> i've quickly went through the copyright notice and the introduction of
>
>
> http://wwwimages.adobe.com/content/dam/acom/en/devnet/indesign/sdk/cs6/idml/idml-specification.pdf
>
> and while its not clear to me, if it's permitted to use this document to
> create a software for the interchange with other applications,
> which are not part of the adobe world.
>
> on the one side, adobe clearly states that idml
> has been created for the interchange inside of the adobe world.
>
> but on page 15, it mentions the usage as a compatibility layer with
> other file formats... so we can think that adobe does not completely
> exclude the usage with other programs. (quark express and scribus both
> provide importers for IDML, so they are not "forbidding" the usage by
> other developers)
>
> personally, i'm not that hot about extending the pdf file format
> storing the information making them editable, but i'm not against having
> a new format (or an existing one...) that can be embedded in a pdf
> document (or used in an independent way.
>
> pdf is a wonderful format for the print workflow, but it's not as good
> in the screen oriented world...
> currently, if i have to think about creating a new file format, i would
> want it to at least have an excellent support of the rendering on
> screen.
>
> having an (existing or new) independent file format that can be
> optionally embedded in epub or pdf files might lead to a usable
> solution...
>
> finally, i don't think it would be a bad idea to build upon a file
> format that has been created for layout interchange and is already
> supported by at least three of the relevant layout programs...
>
> but since the best candidate is owned by adobe, we would have to ask
> them what they think about such plans...
>
> ciao
> a.l.e
>
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