Bowerbird@aol.com writes:

headers should be big and/or bold, and start on a new page headers at different levels should be sized differently.

Headers should be headers, and defined by the user-agent.

multiple levels of headers should be exposed/hidden at will.

I don't understand this one. But don't bother responding, because I know better then to expect an explanation from you.

(ditto a table of illustrations, footnotes, tables, when applicable)

Why a table of footnotes? Footnotes are designed to be of minimal interest.

headers should be hotlinked from a table of contents, and they should hotlink _back_ to the table of contents

Don't waste time linking them back; Bowerbird's the only one who wants that feature.

headers should hotlink to the previous header, and the next

Why, especially if they're linked to the table of contents?

any fully-specified u.r.l. should be a hotlink to that website

I thought you weren't concerned with features less than 1% of PG's books have?

_____ other typography

Typography is not something we should worry about.

block-quotes should be indented, maybe set off in a box

block-quotes shouldn't be set off in a box; I've never seen a book that did that, and it would usually provide too\ much emphasis.

tables should look "nicely done", maybe set off in a box

the title-page and front-matter should look presentable

No, they should look poorly done and unpresentable. And again, tables shouldn't be set off in a box, for the same reasons block-quotes shouldn't be.

index items should be linked to the place in the text, and a backlink should be made as well, if at all possible

A backlink from where? And why? I think we should use links only where they are explicit or at least loudly implicit in the original work.

images should be viewable and resizeable at will

Again, of course they should be viewable, and resizeable at will both strikes me as largely gratitious and user-interface dependent.

widow/orphan control is essential

Again, this is all about the user-interface. And I can hardly say that it's essential; it strikes me as a feature almost pointless in online reading.

display of line-numbers in poems should be optional

Again, this is all about the user-interface. Again, why does it matter? Do we really have a whole lot of people desperately crying out not to see the line-numbers on their poetry?

special treatment of each character's dialogue in a play (e.g., each rendered in a distinct color) should be an option

Again, this is all about the user-interface. The underlying principle is sound.

if the e-book is replicating an existing paper-book, then the page-numbers from that p-books should be available, with a user option as to their display, and

Yes.

the e-book display should be able to mimic the p-book

if the e-book is replicating an existing paper-book, then the user should be able to print it and duplicate the p-book,

"Duplicate" the physical book? We aren't preserving nearly enough information to do that. Long-s, line endings, and font information is just the start.

_but_also_ be able to change any print parameters at will

Again, uselessly vague. What print parameters do you want to be able to change?

_____ things about the viewer-program...

fast-loading, responsive, customizable, 1-page or 2-page display

pagesize, font, fontsize, leading, text-color, background-color, significant lines and strings highlighted, annotations possible, justification (vertical and horizontal) at the choice of the user

Sure, whatever. That can all be left to the viewing program's authors, and none of it is exactly revolutionary. -- ___________________________________________________________ Sign-up for Ads Free at Mail.com http://promo.mail.com/adsfreejump.htm