One of the limitations of HTML is that it modifies the page to fit the browser, making it difficult for artists to define the layout. A number of companies have created formats for sending documents onto the Internet without altering their layout. Adobe Corp. has created the Bravo framework for documents, which is based on the pdf file format. The problem with pdf is that it stores documents as images, making it impossible to index it automatically. Another technology for doing the same thing is Envoy from Tumbleweed Software.
Envoy generates smaller files than the pdf format, and they can be indexed.
But on the Internet, you would need a plug-in for every browser. Barista will allow anyone with a Java browser to look at documents without having to get a plug-in. Cowpland said that Corel is opening up Barista as a standard format that could be incorporated into products from other vendors.