XPS in now OpenXPS and ECMA-388 Standard

Question

XPS in now OpenXPS and ECMA-388 Standard

1) Why this new in not poster on microsoft site.
2) Are there any plans to include  new OpenXPS API/SDK in .net 4 or/and as Native Code Library
3) Why Microsoft Activity on XPS is very low ?
4) Are you gooing to push it as ISO Standard ?
5) Are you gooing to make more SDK and more tools for it ?

Thank you in Advnacne.

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Irakli Lomidze

Answer 1

Hi Irakli,

1) Sorry, didn't understand the question

2) We haven't announced our plans yet around OpenXPS. We're very please with the outcome of standardization although unfortuately it was too late for Windows 7. 

3) Take a look at Windows 7 - there's substantial new APIs for Win32-based development, an enhanced viewer, and new services for XPS driver development. Office 2007 SP2 included Save As XPS functionality. If there are specific things you are looking for, please let us know. 

4) That's a question for TC46, the Ecma technical committee that is now responsible for OpenXPS. The TC provides a feedback channel at http://www.ecma-international.org/memento/TC46.htm 

5) See 2

regards, /adrian

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Answer 2

Hi Adrian.

1) News about Standartisation TC46 to ECMA-388 has not be published in microsoft site.
    I Dont unterstand why, its greate news for ms, why ms has note respose this news.
2) will OpenXPS will be sipported in .NET Framewrok 4 ?
3) Why new API is avialble only for Win 7 What about previoes version like XP,Vista ?
    P.S. Office 2007 can save file as XPS/PDF without service pack 2. so there is no news for us

4.) is it posible to discuss some subject about XPS via chat or phone ?

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Irakli Lomidze

Answer 3

Sure, contact details on on the blog (just follow links...)

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http://blogs.msdn.com/adrianford