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Subject: Re: XSL formatting model
From: Sean Russell <ser@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 27 May 1998 15:04:54 -0700

Lee Fife wrote:
I'm trying to understand what appears to be the WG's current intention
to create a new formatting model, based on flow objects, for web output
that is not equivalent to HTML 4 + CSS 2.
Technically, flow objects predate CSS, and is therefore not a "new formatting model."  XSL borrows heavily from DSSSL, which in turn builds on years of proven desktop publishing concepts.  CSS isn't a strong step toward merging desktop publishing and web publishing paradigms.
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