Required PDF for STEP Modules Ballot

[Chris Vaughan]

Max,
Two things
I agree that reviews should qualify their comments in the same way for any
ballot. Since the module are HTML pages it makes sense to use clause,
paragraph rather than page numbers

The PDES program you refer to is one I have developed. It could be used for
any ballot - not just HTML documents. The person setting up the ballot sets
up a control file with a list of the documents, clauses, issue categories.
This file goes to the people doing the review.

The program is available at http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~cev/



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  -----Original Message-----
  From: owner-wg10 at steptools.com [mailto:owner-wg10 at steptools.com]On Behalf
Of Max Ungerer
  Sent: 18 December 2000 17:44
  To: David Price
  Cc: jfowler at pdtsolutions.co.uk; qc at cme.nist.gov; wg10 at steptools.com
  Subject: Re: Required PDF for STEP Modules Ballot


  David et al,

  I learned at the Charleston meeting, that PDES developped a ballot
submission tool which works with the HTML version of modules and allows for
gathering issues, preparing national votes, etc.
  The guidelines for reviewers to qualify their comments should be the same
whether they are using the tool or doing it by hand.

  Regards,

  Max



  At 12:07 18.12.2000 +0000, Julian Fowler wrote:

    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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