[9fans] Re: Building GCC

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On Jan 24, 8:23 pm, pietr...@mac.com (Pietro Gagliardi) wrote:
> And then we can have raw images as filenames, raw images in plain
> text, text as the stroke style for a line, etc. I'd like raw images
> in text - it makes mpictures and converting to PostScript unnecessary.
>
> According to the wiki page on TODO, it says htmlfmt needs knowledge
> of tables. With this, we could just put the HTML parser and rendering
> in acme/rio and avoid htmlfmt.
>
> Unfortunately, we're about 20 years too late. People have Microsoft
> Word and they don't need an operating system with useful features,
> automated backup at no additional cost, and a wealth of
> documentation. I doubt I'll purchase Office:mac 2008 for my iMac, as
> I use troff now. If you disagree, raise your virtual hands.
>
> Instead of debating on what's the right thing to do to add innovation
> about 10+ years old to a system that should've had it 10 years ago,
> let's focus on how to innovate for the future, shall we? It's not
> that I don't like starting debates (I did start this one), but now my
> original idea sounds unnecessary.
>
> I just wanted Konqueror so I could browse the whole web, but with
> someone adding CSS to abaco and JavaScript in charon, can we merge
> them or add JavaScript to abaco or something? I don't know anymore.
> If you need me, I'll be adding tables to htmlfmt.

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