Adrian Ford on XPS et cetera https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/adrianford/feed.xml two types of paper Wed, 17 Apr 2019 03:13:08 GMT en-US hourly 1 Other related (Microsoft) blogs https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/adrianford/other-related-microsoft-blogs Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:26:50 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/adrianford/2009/08/27/other-related-microsoft-blogs/ There’s a new blog in town – the print team blog on TechNet – which joins the XPS team and Packaging team as a place for information on XPS, documents and printing in and around the Windows platform.

Recommended.

]]> Publisher 2010 TR and Printing to XPS https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/adrianford/publisher-2010-tr-and-printing-to-xps Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:15:14 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/adrianford/2009/07/23/publisher-2010-tr-and-printing-to-xps/ Justin just posted on the XPS team blog news of Publisher 2010 support for printing via the XPS Print Path. When used with a device that supports XPS, Publisher generates XPS print content and submits that directly to the XPS Print Path. The technical preview for Office 2010 is available, although it looks like there’s a waitlist registration process to go through if you’re not already on the program.

]]> Ecma-388 PR https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/adrianford/ecma-388-pr Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:54:58 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/adrianford/2009/07/21/ecma-388-pr/ Ecma has published a press release on the approval of OpenXPS which includes quotes from many of the companies involved in the standard. Related, Dan has published some background details on the XPS Team Blog.

]]> Aspose.Words for .NET 6.5.0 supports export to XML Paper Specification (XPS) https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/adrianford/aspose-words-for-net-6-5-0-supports-export-to-xml-paper-specification-xps Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:40:13 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/adrianford/2009/07/07/aspose-words-for-net-6-5-0-supports-export-to-xml-paper-specification-xps/ Title says it all. See the link for details.

]]> OpenXPS Links https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/adrianford/openxps-links Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:36:04 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/adrianford/2009/07/06/openxps-links/ Some OpenXPS links…

  • Ecma announcement: ECMA-388 approved
  • Stephen McGibbon, European Regional Technology Officer, on Ecma OpenXPS
  • Martin Bailey, former TC46 chair and CTO of Global Graphics
  • OpenXPS White Paper
  • Download the standard (specification and schemas)
  • ICC details on profile embedding (currently points to the TC46 page)
  • Wikipedia – looks like the XPS page has been (confusingly!) updated to OpenXPS and (even more confusingly) mixes up the format with implementations of the format. Oh dear.
]]> GreenPrint in the New York Times https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/adrianford/greenprint-in-the-new-york-times Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:55:19 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/adrianford/2009/07/06/greenprint-in-the-new-york-times/ That Long, Long Road from Idea to Success (with a minor mention of XPS).

]]> GreenPrint v2 with XPS https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/adrianford/greenprint-v2-with-xps Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:32:48 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/adrianford/2009/06/18/greenprint-v2-with-xps/ GreenPrint Software have released version 2 of GreenPrint, their tool to help reduce unnecessary printing.

The Press Release includes the following:

The paper-saving software, which eliminates unwanted pages and reduces printing by 17% or more, has been redesigned from the ground up around Microsoft’s new XPS print path. In addition to improved speed, the new architecture also provides greater waste detection functionality and better output performance.

“We realized pretty quickly after launching Version 1 that in order to get the consistent use necessary to save the average user $100 per year in printing costs, we needed to make GreenPrint much, much faster,” said GreenPrint CTO James Kellerman

More details on www.printgreener.com and a white paper on the GreenPrint blog.

]]> kReader PC https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/adrianford/kreader-pc Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:34:23 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/adrianford/2009/06/08/kreader-pc/ The team at knfbReading Technology have built a book reader targeting assisted reading and study skills for students and based on the XPS format.

Here’s a glimpse:

Three screenshots of kReader PC

More details on kReader PC on the knfbReader site.

]]> gDoc Fusion https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/adrianford/gdoc-fusion Mon, 18 May 2009 13:40:25 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/adrianford/2009/05/18/gdoc-fusion/ image

Global Graphics have released gDoc Fusion and gDoc Creator that provide conversion and editing functionality for working with various file formats, including PDF, XPS and Word OOXML. Details on their site.

]]> Browser Tab Sweep https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/adrianford/browser-tab-sweep Mon, 18 May 2009 12:48:33 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/adrianford/2009/05/18/browser-tab-sweep/ NiXPS on OpenXPS, Office 2007 SP2 and Windows 7 XPS Viewer.

Global Graphics now blogging on XPS, PDF and related stuff.

java-axp: 100% Java XPS file reader (old, but had dropped off my radar).

Make sure you UpdateLayout() when using XPS in WPF.

Markware blogging on preflight and data conversion

Nuance OmniPage 17 to ‘Unlock the Green Office’.

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