ISO/IEC JTC1/SC18/WG8 **N1836**

# ISO/IEC JTC1/SC18/WG8 Document Processing and Related Communication--- Document Description and Processing Languages {#isoiec-jtc1sc18wg8-document-processing-and-related-communication-document-description-and-processing-languages .Heading-0-(nobreak)}

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  **Title:**           Recommendations of the WG8 Meeting, Munich,
                       Germany, 20--24 May 1996

  **Source:**          WG8

  **Project:**         All WG8 projects

  **Project editor:**  All WG8 project editors

  **Status of          WG8 approved recommendations
  document:**          

  **Requested          For information
  action:**            

  **Date**             24 May 1996

  **Distribution:**    WG8 and liaisons

  **References:**      WG8 N1835

  **Supersedes:**      WG8 N1820
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# Recommendations of the ISO/IEC JTC1/SC18/WG8 Meeting Munich, Germany, 24 May 1996 {#recommendations-of-the-isoiec-jtc1sc18wg8-meeting-munich-germany-24-may-1996 .Heading-0}

## Recommendation 1 Reaffirmation of ISO/IEC 10744, HyTime

WG8 recommends that ISO/IEC 10744:1992, Hypermedia/Time-based
Structuring Language (HyTime), as corrected, be reaffirmed.

## Recommendation 2 Withdrawal of PDTR 11585, Operational Model for Document Description and Processing Languages 

WG8 recommends that Project JTC1.18.15.2, PDTR 11585, Operational Model
for Document Description and Processing Languages, be withdrawn.

## Recommendation 3Progress of ISO/IEC 9541-4 Font Information Interchange---Part 4: Application-Specific Extensions

WG8, accepts N1848 as Disposition of Comments and N1849 as Editing
instructions for ISO/IEC 9541-4 Font Information Interchange, Part 4:
Application-Specific Extensions, and instructs the Project Editor to
prepare a revised text and transmit it to the SC18 Secretariat for DIS
processing.

## Recommendation 4 Technical Corrigendum for ISO/IEC 10744, HyTime

WG8 instructs the Project Editor of ISO/IEC 10744 to integrate the final
text of the Technical Corrigendum into the base text of the standard and
to forward the complete integrated text to the SC18 Secretariat for
publication. WG8 authorizes the Project Editor to cooperate with the
ITTF in testing its SGML-based publishing system provided that doing so
does not unduly delay publication.

## Recommendation 5 Report of SGML Review

WG8 accepts N1855 as the status report of the SGML Review Group meeting
at Munich.

## Recommendation 6 Report of SGML RG

WG8 accepts N1862 as the report of the SGML Rapporteur Group meeting at
Munich.

## Recommendation 7 TR 9573-11

WG8 authorizes the TR 9573 Project Editor to begin a Technical
Corrigendum for 9573-11.

## Recommendation 8 PDTR 9573-15 

WG8 reaffirms its instructions to the TR 9573 Project Editor is
instructed to carry out the editing instructions on TR 9573-15, prepare
a new text, and reissue it for a second PDTR ballot.

## Recommendation 9 NP for Topic Navigation

WG8 accepts N1859 as a New Project Proposal for Topic Navigation Maps
and N1860 as proposed text for CD registration; WG8 transmits these
documents to the SC18 Secretariat for combined NP and CD processing.
Agreed User Requirements are included in N1859.

## Recommendation 10 NP for Standard HTML

WG8 accepts N1853 as a New Project Proposal for Standard HTML and N1852
as Agreed User Requirements; WG8 transmits these documents to the SC18
Secretariat for processing.

## Recommendation 11 Extended Naming Rules for SGML

WG8 accepts N1854 as an agreed statement of extended naming rules for
SGML.

## Recommendation 12 TC to Implement Extended Naming Rules for SGML 

WG8 accepts N1861 as a proposed TC to ISO 8879:1986 and forwards it to
SC18 for processing.

## Recommendation 13 Use of SGML in Multimedia EDI

WG8 supports the use of SGML for multimedia EDI and would like to assist
any standards body responsible for EDI to implement such a proposal. WG8
authorizes its Convenor to appoint such liaison representatives and
issue such liaison statements as may be necessary to accomplish this
objective. WG8 recognizes N1838 as a contribution towards this goal.

## Recommendation 14 Liaison statements 

WG8 accepts the following liaison statements and forwards them to the
appropriate bodies (through

the SC18 Secretariat, as appropriate):

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  **Number**   **Subject**                            **Recipient**

  1856         Statement to JTC1 on the Use of HTML   SC18 and JTC1

  1858         Response to AFII Liaison               AFII
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## Recommendation 15 Programme of Work 

WG8 accepts N1835 as a statement of its Programme of Work, including
target dates, assignment of

editors and liaisons, and schedule of future meetings.

## Recommendation 16 Thanks to GCA for hosting the meeting

WG8 thanks Norman Scharpf, Marion Elledge, and GCA for hosting the
meeting in Munich.