Required PDF for STEP Modules Ballot

[Julian Fowler]

David et al

For the purposes established by the SC4 resolution, the sample file 
attached to your message looks fine to me. Noting the lack of page 
numbers, and given that the HTML is regarded as the master document, 
I think that it would be useful to ask reviewers to qualify their 
comments by clause, paragraph, and sentence (rather than, for 
example, "third line on page 7") when submitting issues.

A note in the "comments to reader" stating that the document has been 
prepared using HTML and that there are some minor deviations from the 
final presentation/layout requirements would also be useful to avoid 
non-value-added comments during ballot.

regards
Julian


On 2000-12-13 at 11:36, you wrote:

> WG10 and QC,
> 
> As you hopefully are aware, an SC4 resolution was passed that allows
> the suite of STEP application modules currently being developed in
> HTML to go out for ballot as a web site rather than as paper.  That
> resolution said that the documents going out for ballot in HTML must
> also be accompanied by a printable version (i.e. a PDF) so that people
> can review the documents on airplanes, etc.  As you might surmise,
> generating PDF from a linked set of web pages is not simple and so
> concerns have arisen as to how to do this and what the requirements on
> the PDF might be.  The modules developers are working on this and need
> our help.
> 
> Attached is a PDF generated from one module that will go out for
> ballot in a few weeks.  The modules developers are asking what changes
> are required by SC4 in order for this to meet the requirements for "a
> printable version" of the module. I'll warn you that it is ugly
> compared to a traditional ISO ballot document but please remember that
> the only purpose is to allow offline technical review of portions of a
> web site of modules.  Also, there are some format issues (e.g. the
> bulleted list of normative references and introductory text needed for
> some subclauses) that have already been raised.
> 
> Comment please!
> Thanks,
> David
> 
> (See attached file: identifcation_assignment.PDF)
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