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:: While I'm sure both Mr. Emory and Mr. Nielsen make some
:: salient points, I
:: haven't got enough time or energy to address them all. But
:: here's a basic
:: point that someone recently made to me about PDFs: The
:: Internet is not an
:: 8.5 x 11 medium.
And the Internet is not the only home for PDF. And who said PDFs have to be
8.5 X 11. Once again, that's an author's choice. While we're on the topic of
information presentation, doesn't it make sense to have concise chunks of
information separated by viewable sections? PDF is capable of that. HTML is
not. To get the same effect in HTML (especially when printing) you'd have to
use separate files, in which case the printing process is significantly more
"work" for the reader.
C'mon, people. If we're going to attack or refute a technology, let's do it
with some degree of informed opinionation. Otherwise you're informing the
rest of the community with untruths. I know tradition dictates we comment by
the seat of our pants, but don'tcha think it's a bit of an old tradition
that we could do without?
Let's avoid the sweeping generalizations and misinformation and cut to the
cold hard facts if we're going to do this debate any justice. Otherwise, let
us please move on.
Bill (who is a strong advocate for both PDF and HTML)
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