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Subject:Re: Convert Paper Documentation to Web Format From:Penny Staples <pstaples -at- airwire -dot- com> Date:Thu, 04 May 2000 11:31:57 -0500
Another point to consider:
How do you expect readers will use the material? If you expect they will
actually read and use the information on line, then it makes sense to deliver
the material in an on-line format (HTML or XML etc.). But if you expect to use
the internet as a delivery mechanism - and you expect the readers will simply
print the material to read off-line, then PDFs start to make way more sense.
Regards,
Penny Staples
staplesp -at- airwire -dot- com
"Christensen, Kent" wrote:
> Sean is correct, and Julie's proposed plan is typical and the PDF format
> exists to accomplish the desired result. Problem is, attempting to tranfer
> document formatting that works on paper to the web is like trying to
> substitute apples for oranges in a recipe, and Sean's comments, while
> accurate, are irrelevant.
>
> I________________________________
