Jerry Dunietz - XML Paper Specification

Posted By: scobleizer | Aug 8th, 2005 @ 4:49 PM | 54,259 Views | 22 Comments
XPS (formerly code-named "Metro") is a new XML-based file format that we think you'll find interesting -- it's a great way to build a file that's easily interoperable with other applications or even printers. XPS stands for XML Paper Specification. To learn more, we had Windows Vista evangelist Tim Sneath interview Jerry Dunietz, architect who worked on XPS.

Want to read more? Visit the Metro, er XPS, specification and reference guide or the XML Paper Specification link on the Windows Vista developer center.

Jerry gives us a demo of XPS that starts at about 19:40.
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#Aug 8th, 2005 @ 5:54 PM
orcmid
orcmid
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Orbit, my understanding is that the Microsoft Office 12 native format will use XPS packages to hold the XML parts and other elements (images, etc.).  I suppose you could have the word document and an XPS (Reach) Document side-by-side in the same package if that was useful for shipping around. 

The greater value may be that this is also how PowerPoint and Excel will do it, and there is room for many custom document-oriented and maybe developer-oriented uses.  (I would love to see it as a carrier for the components of a build/project, for example.)

I think the use of "Paper" is too narrow, but it seems that a lot of the wood behind this particular arrow is oriented to production printing models, although it could be nifty in the multi-function space too.  It'll be interesting to see the next cut of the specification.
#Aug 8th, 2005 @ 5:54 PM
LarryOsterman
LarryOsterman
Btw, Jerry's been at MS for about 2 years longer than I have Smiley
#Aug 8th, 2005 @ 6:36 PM
Manip
Manip
LarryOsterman wrote:
Btw, Jerry's been at MS for about 2 years longer than I have


I thought you helped build the first Microsoft building? Guess he helped tip the cement into the foundation then Wink
#Aug 8th, 2005 @ 7:13 PM
Minh
Minh
WOOH! WOOH!
When you had the Word & XPS docs side-by-side, you comment that the XPS version looks better. This is due to the new hinting system in Vista right? So that particular font is optimized for the screen. When this same font is used to render the doc onto the printer, would the screen-optimized font somehow adversely affect the printer output?

Edit: Nevermind, I realized that's more of the font design & XAML rendering function than XPS.
#Aug 8th, 2005 @ 7:54 PM
LarryOsterman
LarryOsterman
Orbit86 wrote:
Larry drove the cement truck over there! lol


Can you say "Jimmy Hoffa"?

I thought you could Smiley
#Aug 8th, 2005 @ 7:55 PM
LarryOsterman
LarryOsterman
Orbit86 wrote:
do you have any products that are still in shrink wrap larry?

Of course.

I have my copy of OS/2 1.0 sitting on my shelf (that's the first product I worked on that RTM'ed, the others were OEM-only).
#Aug 9th, 2005 @ 12:28 AM
matt0210
matt0210
Could it be, that the MS Download servers act  with a slight bias. I'm downloading the video on my Mac using Safari. I'm getting 3kB. So I soptted the DL. When I fire up the good ol Connectix VirutalPC running W2k I get an astonishing 230kB. Stopping it and going back to Safari gets me the old 3kB. What's the deal here? I noticed that on the last 2 videos I DL'ed as well. (The Ken Levy foxPro and on route to steves office)
#Aug 9th, 2005 @ 2:35 AM
Minh
Minh
WOOH! WOOH!
Were you downloading vs. watching? They could come from 2 different servers.
#Aug 9th, 2005 @ 4:53 AM
ZippyV
ZippyV
Fired Up
Is Metro going to be an open standard?
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