Re: [WinMac] Re: DTP and HTML files [WAS:Re: Desktop Publishing Tools]
Daniel L. Schwartz(expresso[at]snip.net)
Tue, 23 Mar 1999 21:28:08 -0500
Dear Alex,
HTML = Hyper Text Markup Language
PostScript® = Page description language
PCL = Page Control Language
-> All three describe where elements are placed on a page; and POstScript®
& HTML are text - based, which means they can be altered with BBEdit or
Notepad.
When you look at actual HTML and PostScript® files, you'll see the
*uncanny* similarities... Take a look and you'll see what I mean! :)
Cheers!
Dan
At 09:23 AM 3/23/99 -0500, Alex replied to me:
>> Well, Alex: I've hand-coded both PostScript (in 1983, before not only
>>PageMaker but also the Mac was introduced), along with HTML. [BTW, I
>>actually had PCL4 working on a Mac.] I suggest you start with the basics,
>>before jumping to conclusions... Remember, you need to crawl before you
>>walk; and walk before you run.
>>
>> You can have a fancy car (like a Jaguar); but if it's broken down by the
>>side of the highway then the Buick will get you there.
>
>I don't understand your point... You might have handcoded the Mac OS...
>but from a DESIGN point of view Postscript (DTP) and HTML have very
>little in common. O.k., more than people might think but not as much as
>they think.
>
>Anyway, I have no interest in continuing this discussion, it's very banal
>and doesn't help anyone.
>
>Alex Dearden
>pata@doglover.com
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