Next: XML as central source
Up: passivetex
Previous: Outline
- Millions of document exist in electronic form. Reuse of
the large investment in this knowledge base is an important point.
- New documents can exploit the advantages of the latest
technologies and adapt readily to the target audience (e-commerce,
scientific, dictionaries, etc.).
- Several presentations of the same source are often a
must, and ad hoc and different techniques have to be used to
optimally exploit the display possibilities of the medium (browser,
print, audio-video).
- There exist a variety of application domains. Scientific
articles, financial data, or ancient Greek poetry need different
tools and target different audience.
Michel Goossens
1999-08-13