In order for a "paradigm shift" to happen at DP, PG has to define what is and is not acceptable in the HTML and spell it out so that DP can put it into practice. I took another look at the PG HTML FAQ and it does not say anything that might be used as a guide to improving HTML output.

It would also be extremely helpful to have a way to preview the different output formats so we can test our finished HTML and make sure it works properly not only as HTML but also as the source for the other formats.

I (for one) am happy to modify the way I do things -- as long as someone explains what should/shouldn't be done and why. I am not a computer professional (and neither are many or most of the PPers at DP) and don't have the time or background to track down the current thinking on how to code HTML. But I don't have a problem modifying my practices to end up with a better end product.

Perhaps some of the time that is spent ranting about DP's work flow and DP's output could be better put to use creating more informative FAQs or even guidelines that DPers can use to create output that fits into the current thinking about acceptable HTML and/or other formats.


On 4/19/2010 8:57 AM, Michael S. Hart wrote: 
Worthy of a second look:


Marcello Perathoner said:  [re:  eBooks for cellphones, etc]


Before that can happen a major `paradigm shift´ has to happen at DP.

At DP the PPers enjoy to push their pet preferences down the readers throat:
"What *I* See Is What You Get." And most PP time is spent in weaving those
personal preference deep into the markup so as to make the markup pretty
useless for anything but desktop devices with lots of screen, lots of cycles
and lots of RAM.

What the PPers should do is to produce light semantic markup that lets the
user choose the presentation and device: "Get It The Way You Want."

The PPers will have to relinquish their power of God -- or have it wrested
from their hands -- and very strict guidelines will have to be put into place
as to what markup is accepted.

  

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