Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: ANN: ODF 1.2 Candidate OASIS Standard Enters 60-Day Public Review, prerequisite for balloting as OASIS Standard

On 27/06/11 6:44 AM, Jesper Lund Stocholm wrote:
> Hi Robert,
>
> 2011/6/25 Robert Derman<robert.derman@pressenter.com>:
>
> > This could eventually destroy ODF as a viable world standard if at some
> > point some software company or organization comes up with a popular program
> > (example Microsoft) that embeds fonts so that anyone editing the document,
> > viewing it, or printing it uses the same font chosen by the original author.
> >   No computer standard is likely to survive long term as long as adamant
> > decisions are (carved in stone) and not left to future users to contramand
> > if deemed expedient.
> I think that is a bit harsh, don't you think?
>
> FWIW, here is a description of how Microsoft Office supports embedding
> of fonts in documents and the limitations to it. If you want to take a
> look at how this is achieved in OOXML, take a look at OOXML section
> 17.8.1 Font Embedding.
>
> :o)
Hi. Was that an attachment or a link to the MS document. Attachments are 
not supported in the list.
steve

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