ISO/IEC JTC1/SC18/WG8 **N1192**

**Title:**

Recommendations of the WG8 Plenary, Galway, 14 September 1990

**Source:**

WG8

**Project:**

All WG8 projects

**Project editor:**

**Status of document:**

WG8 approved recommendations

**Date:**

14September 1990

**Distribution:**

WG8 and liaisons

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

**Galway, 14 September 1990**

**Recommendation 1: SGML**

WG8 instructs the Editor of ISO 8879 to conduct the five-year review of
that standard as required by ISO/IEC Directives and to make
recommendations for its future development.

Recommendation 2: DSSSL

WG8 accepts document WG8 N1112 as the Disposition of Comments on DP
10179 and document WG8 N1187 as the Editing Instructions for the DIS
text. WG8 authorizes the WG8 SWG on DSSSL to complete the preparation of
the DIS text at its 1990-10-29╙11-03 meeting and to forward the DIS text
to the SC18 Secretariat for further processing.

Recommendation 3: SPDL

WG8 accepts document WG8 N1189 as the Disposition of Comments on DP
10180 and document WG8 N1188 as the Editing Instructions for the DIS
text. WG8 authorizes the Project Editors to complete the preparation of
the DIS text and to forward the DIS text to the SC18 Secretariat for
further processing.

Recommendation 4: PDTR 9573-13

WG8 accepts document WG8 N1186 as the Disposition of Comments on PDTR
9573-13 and document WG8 N1158 Rev. as the Editing Instructions for the
DTR text. The Project Editor is instructed to prepare the DTR text and
forward it to the SC18 Secretariat with a request that the DTR ballot
close during the January 1991 WG8 meeting. This will allow comments from
the expected TC 46 representative to the WG8 meeting to be included in
the review of ballot results which is expected to occur at that meeting.

Recommendation 5: 9541-4

WG8 accepts document WG8 N1179 as the Editing Instructions for the
preparation of a Working Draft of 9541-4. The Editor is instructed to
prepare a Working Draft for consideration at the January 1991 WG8
meeting.

Recommendation 6: Font Services

WG8 accepts document WG8 N1178 as the Editing Instructions for the
preparation of a Working Draft of *Font Services*Ω*Part 1* for
consideration at the January 1991 WG8 meeting.

Recommendation 7: Conformance Testing for SGML

WG8 instructs the Project Editor to prepare a Working Draft by October
for simultaneous circulation to WG8 and SC18 for comments. Comments
received will be reviewed at the January 1991 WG8 meeting. The Editor is
also instructed to prepare responses to documents WG8 N1135 and N1163
for consideration at the January meeting.

Recommendation 8: SGML-B

WG8 requests that the SC18 Secretariat conduct a letter ballot seeking
SC18 approval for the progression of SGML-B as an independent standard,
rather than as a normative annex of ISO 8879. The letter ballot should
indicate that the dependence of SGML-B on ISO 8879 will not be affected
by this change.

Recommendation 9: Voice Messaging

In response to Resolution 10 of the 1990-05-14╙17 SC18 Plenary, WG8
informs SC18 that it has no interest in voice messaging standardization
at this time.

Recommendation 10: WG8 SWG on Hypermedia Document Structuring Language

WG8 agrees to establish a WG8 SWG on Hypermedia Document Structuring
Language and appoints Dr. Charles Goldfarb as Rapporteur of the SWG.

Recommendation 11: Liaison Statements

WG8 forwards the following statements and liaison statements as
indicated:

**Number Subject Recipient**

N1177 Font Services WG1

N1180 User Requirements for Processing Transliterated and Multilingual
Documents WG1

N1181 Registration of Glyph Collection for Reference by WG8 Standards
AFII

N1184 Reply on mandatory fonts for SPDL Japan

N1193 User requirements for SMDL/Hytime and SGML-B WG1

N1194 Reply on WGB N1170 and N1166 Ireland

Recommendation 12: Programme of Work

WG8 accepts document WG8 N1185 as its Programme of Work, Liaison
assignments and meeting schedule.

Recommendation 13: Appreciation to Mr. Riess

WG8 expresses its appreciation to Mr. Rudolf Riess for convening the
September 1990 meeting of WG8 in the absence of Dr. Mason.

Recommendation 14: Appreciation to Digital Equipment Corporation for
Hosting the Galway Meeting

WG8 sincerely thanks Digital Equipment Corporation International for
hosting the September 1990 WG8 meeting. Special thanks are extended to
Mr. John Giblin and Mr. Aidan Killian for their warm hospitality and
support and for the excellent dinner and entertainment provided at
Morans of the Weir.