From JLS@liverpool.ac.uk Tue Sep 1 14:01:48 1992 Received: from vm.uni-c.dk by dkuug.dk via EUnet with SMTP (5.64+/8+bit/IDA-1.2.8) id AA11656; Tue, 1 Sep 92 14:01:48 +0200 Message-Id: <9209011201.AA11656@dkuug.dk> Received: from vm.uni-c.dk by vm.uni-c.dk (IBM VM SMTP V2R2) with BSMTP id 7934; Tue, 01 Sep 92 14:02:36 DNT Received: from UKACRL.BITNET by vm.uni-c.dk (Mailer R2.07) with BSMTP id 9425; Tue, 01 Sep 92 14:02:35 DNT Received: from RL.IB by UKACRL.BITNET (Mailer R2.07) with BSMTP id 5820; Tue, 01 Sep 92 13:02:36 BST Received: from RL.IB by UK.AC.RL.IB (Mailer R2.07) with BSMTP id 5665; Tue, 01 Sep 92 13:02:36 BST Via: UK.AC.LIV.IBM; 1 SEP 92 13:02:25 BST Received: from UK.AC.LIVERPOOL by MAILER(4.4.t); 1 Sep 1992 12:50:01 BST Date: Tue, 01 Sep 92 12:39:38 BST From: Lawrie Schonfelder Subject: Re: (SC22WG5.178) Word processing To: WEAVER@stlvm7.vnet.ibm.com, SC22/WG5 members In-Reply-To: Your message of Tue, 25 Aug 92 10:37:30 PDT X-Charset: ASCII X-Char-Esc: 29 On Tue, 25 Aug 92 10:37:30 PDT WEAVER@com.ibm.vnet.stlvm7 said: >Go with SGML. I agree with Dick. BSI and a large number of UK Universities use Wordperfect which is an option not included in Jerry's list. The other large group use WORD but there are a number of other popular wordprocessors in widespread use. The only open system common denominator is SGML. Translators which allow text formatters to be used on SGML text exist for a number of products, Latex certainly, I think there is some wordperfect capability in this direction and there are many other products in the pipeline to provide links to other popular wordprocessing/textformatting systems. There is also no difficulty in transmitting SGML text electronically but WORD and or Wordperfect files could cause problems. Lawrie > >Anyone can edit (X3J3 would need to write a style guide). > >Anyone who wants to format has to have a text formatter, or >word processor, that can accept SGML. Frame, Wordperfect (I think), ... > >I believe this to be the most flexible approach and one that lets individuals >choose, from some set, their own text formatter. > >Thanks, Dick W. > IBM D48/D332,555 Bailey Ave,PO 49023,San Jose Ca 95161-9023 > internet: weaver@stlvm7.vnet.ibm.com > 408-463-2956, fax ...-3114