ISO/IEC JTC1/SC18/WG8 **N854**

**Title:**

Recommendations of the WG8 Plenary, Munich, 17▒21 April 1989

**Source:**

WG8

**Project:**

All WG8 projects

**Project editor:**

**Status of document:**

WG8 approved recommendations

**Date:**

21 April 1989

**Distribution:**

WG8 and liaisons

**Recommendations of the ISO/IEC JTC1/SC18/WG8 Plenary**

**Munich, 21 April 1989**

**Recommendation 1: Model**

WG8 requests permission to send a text of its model to the SC18
Secretariat for ballot as a Proposed Draft Technical Report.

**Recommendation 2: Retroactive Conversion**

WG8 recommends that the current text of *Retroactive Conversion* (N847)
be forwarded to the SC18 Secretariat to be distributed for comment and
on successful resolution of the comments during the August meeting of
WG8 to prepare a draft for registration and a letter ballot as a
Proposed Draft Technical Report.

**Recommendation 3: DSSSL**

WG8 accepts the editing instructions for DSSSL contained in WG8 N859 and
authorizes the editor to produce a new working draft after the Munich
meeting.

**Recommendation 4: Standard Page Description Language**

WG8 accepts the editing instructions for SPDL contained in WG8 N858 and
authorizes the editors to produce a new working draft after the Munich
meeting and directs the editors to forward this draft to the SC18
secretariat for registration and ballot as a Draft Proposal..

**Recommendation 5: Fonts**

WG8 accepts N856 as editing instructions for DIS 9541 and authorizes the
editors to prepare a new text of Parts 1 and 2 for distribution before
the Boulder meeting.

**Recommendation 6: Statement of direction for 9541-3**

WG8 accepts N844 as a statement of direction for the future development
of Part 3, on shape representations, of DIS 9541.

**Recommendation 7: Addendum to 9541**

WG8 recommmends that its Programme of Work be modified to alter Project
JTC1.18.27 to allow an addendum to DIS 9541 for language-specific
extensions. WG8 accepts N851 as a support for this recommendation and
forwards it to SC18 for information.

**Recommendation 8: Font Services**

WG8 accepts N843 as a disposition of comments on the ballot on the Font
Services New Work Item and forwards the document to the SC18
Secretariat. If this work item is approved, WG8 asks WG1 to assist in
coordination of the development with WG4.

**Recommendation 9: Liaison statements**

WG8 accepts the following liaison statements and forwards them to the
appropriate bodies (through the SC18 Secretariat, as appropriate):

N857 WG 3 On SPDL

N860 WG 4 On Printing applications and SPDL

N861 SC18 Response to DIN comments on DSSSL

N850 SC18 Comments on Sound CA NWI

N862 SC18 Comments on proposed new scope for WG5

**Recommendation 10: Further *Techniques for Using SGML***

WG8 forwards N863 to the SC18 Secretariat with the request that the
project JTC1.18.15.7.2 *Techniques for Using SGML* be extended.

**Recommendation 11: Amendment to ISO 9070**

The editor of ISO 9070 is instructed to modify N703 as directed by ITTF
with respect to the provisions for a Registration Authority in ISO 9070
in order to allow the publication of the standard.

**Recommendation 12: Convenor of WG8**

WG8 endorses the reappointment of its convenor, Dr. James Mason, for
another term.

**Recommendation 13: Programme of work**

WG8 accepts N855 as a statement of its Programme of Work, including
target dates, assignment of editors and liaisons, and schedule of future
meetings.

**Recommendation 13: Thanks to Wang for hosting the meeting**

WG8 thanks John Fenn and Wang Deutschland for hosting the Munich meeting
in their fine facilities. WG8 further gives special thanks to Carmen
Fenn for assisting her husband with emergency copying.