From:	Mark Steedman <RSMS@******.EEE.RGU.AC.UK>
Subject:	Re: New Project: NERPS Underworld?
Date:	Fri, 25 Aug 1995 08:41:03 GMT

> From: "S.F. Eley" <gt6877c@*****.GATECH.EDU>

> Gurth writes:
>
> Well, hold on.. What sort of formats are we likely to see the NERPS guide
> distributed in? Traditionally, we'd expect to see:
>
> * Postscript
> No problem. Graphics can be embedded into Postscript quite easily.. It
> pushes up the size pretty massively, but that's to be expected.
>
just can be a real pain or plain impossible for some folks to print.
but it is very common (unix)

> * RTF or Word files
> Again, no problem. Graphics can be included in either type of file in
> native format.
>
ok in my opinion but then i have access to word.

> * HTML
> Easy enough to embed GIFs OR JPEGs.
>
> * ASCII
> Here you have a problem. Not too bad, though.. If you insist on
> distributing the graphics too, just make them available off the same
> FTP site and include cross-references to the graphic files in the text.
>
but does have the advantage as a backup text format that anybody
should be able to get the basic text. (i think)

>
> This question isn't too important right now anyway, is it? It's more of a
> post-production question.. Right now it's much more useful to get the
> book written. >8->
>
very true.
>
> Blessings,
>
> _TNX._
>
> --
Mark