Where have we seen TLF in action – any public apps?
Companies, including Adobe, are using TLF to develop new business opportunities on the Web that leverage its print-quality capabilities. Just a few of the examples of TLF in action include: • The New York Times’ Times Reader 2.0 and The Boston Globe’s GlobeReader — Powered by Adobe AIR, Times Reader 2.0 and GlobeReader leverage the text reflow capabilities, multiple columns and top-notch typography features of TLF. These apps were built using Adobe AIR, the Text Layout Framework and Flex and represent an excellent demonstration of TLF’s reflowing text, multiple columns/containers, and top notch typography features. Without TLF, using the readers would be no better than browsing a website. With TLF, it’s not only a much richer, more satisfying experience, but points the way toward publishers being able to do far more with text than they’ve ever been able to do with HTML and CSS. Resize the reader window, and you’ll see that article text instantly reflows, across columns and pages — that
