InterdocSeptember 24, 1981

Interdoc Concepts and Principles

The interchange format as a language

Levels of the standard

Transcription and rendition

Content, form, value, and structure

Features of the base language

Transcription and rendition fidelity

InterdocSeptember 24, 1981

Levels of the standard

Level 0: The syntax of scripts

Level 1: The semantics of the base language

Level 2: The semantics of generally shared properties and attributes

Level 3: The semantics of properties and attributes to be shared by groups of communicating editors

Transcription and rendition

Transcription:
editor representation —> interchange
(document —> script)

Rendition:
interchange —> editor representation
(script —> document)

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Content, form, value, and structure

Content: "What" is in the document

Form: "How" it is to be viewed

Structure: Intended relations among values

Features of the base language

Expressions

Environments and attributes, binding and inheritance

Nodes and tree structures

Labels

Transcription and rendition fidelity

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MajorHead

SecondHead

ThirdHead

FourthLevel