Comparison of OpenXPS and PDF: Difference between revisions

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This is a comparison of the [[Open XML Paper Specification|OpenXPS]] [[document file format]] with the [[Portable Document Format|PDF]] [[file format]]. Both file format standards are essentially [[Container format (digital)|containers]] for representing [[Content (media and publishing)|digital content]] in a paper-like fashion.<ref>{{Cite web |url= http://www.microsoft-watch.com/content/business_applications/pdf_and_xps_when_acronyms_compete.html |title= Microsoft Watch - Business Applications - PDF and XPS: When Acronyms Compete<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2009-07-11 |archive-url= https://archive.is/20120913223848/http://www.microsoft-watch.com/content/business_applications/pdf_and_xps_when_acronyms_compete.html |archive-date= 2012-09-13 |dead-url=yes |df= }}</ref><br />

Note that OpenXPS is incompatible with .xps files generated by Windows 7 and Vista. Windows versions from Windows 8 onward generate .oxps, OpenXPS compliant files (see [[Open XML Paper Specification]]).

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The differences between Open XML Paper Specification (OpenXPS) and the Portable Document Format (PDF) can be traced to their [[Virtual Heritage|heritage]] and the manner of their development, as they have different design goals and different groups providing input.{{Citation needed|reason=reliable source needed for the whole section|date=April 2014}}

The different goals in the development of OpenXPS and PDF resulted in different principles and design tradeoffs between the file formats.{{Citation needed |reason= reliable source needed for the whole sentence |date= April 2014}}

==Comparison==

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| [[Ecma International]]<ref>{{Cite web |url= http://www.printweek.com/news/674714/XPS-format-passes-first-standardisation-test/ |title=XPS format passes first standardisation test |{{!}} printweek.com |{{!}} Latest Print Industry News, Jobs, Features, Product Reviews, Used Printing and Packaging Machinery<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date= 2009-07-11 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071224200156/http://www.printweek.com/news/674714/XPS-format-passes-first-standardisation-test/ |archive-date=2007-12-24 |dead-url=yes |df= }}</ref>

| [[International Organization for Standardization|ISO]]

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| 2006<ref>{{Cite web |url= http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/xps/xpsspec.mspx |title=XML Paper Specification<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2009-07-11 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090825035207/http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/xps/xpsspec.mspx |archive-date=2009-08-25 |dead-url=yes |df= }}</ref>

| 1993<ref>[http://www.webopedia.com/DidYouKnow/Computer_Science/2005/pdf.asp All About Adobe PDF - Webopedia.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

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==Further reading==

* {{cite book |title=The Portable Document Format Reference Manual |first=Richard |last=Cohn |isbn= 978-02016262850-20162628-5}}

* {{cite book |url= http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?doid=1012807.1012810 |title=A format design case study: PDF |first=James C. |last=King |isbn=1-58113-848-2}}

==References==