Z Format - Definition and Overview

The Z format is an open, and freely available document and typesetting language, coded by David H. Kristensen and Dan Ponte from the Z Initiative.

Z is loosely based on XML and SGML standards, and inspired by TeX, but preserving the ease of use, without compromising functionality.

Z supports CSS through the implementation of formatting areas, although z2html is currently the only one of the tools to recognize that support.

Example Syntax

<title>Document Title</title>
<header>Document Header</header>
<text>
Example Document Text <bold>in bold</bold> and <italic>italic</italic>
<fg:red>Red text</fg>
</text>

Z utilities

• z2html, which translates Z to XHTML 1.1
• z2rtf, which translates Z to RTF
• MoZaiC, a console Z browser.

External links

• The official Z site (http://z.departure.dk)