TechWhirl (TECHWR-L) is a resource for technical writing and technical communications professionals of all experience levels and in all industries to share their experiences and acquire information.
For two decades, technical communicators have turned to TechWhirl to ask and answer questions about the always-changing world of technical communications, such as tools, skills, career paths, methodologies, and emerging industries. The TechWhirl Archives and magazine, created for, by and about technical writers, offer a wealth of knowledge to everyone with an interest in any aspect of technical communications.
Subject:Re: Electronic File Transfer From:Bruce WHITE <WHITE -at- MSN -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 1 Mar 1996 10:20:20 UT
"Bar-Haim, Pam" wrote...
>>Can anyone offer pros and cons of using Acrobat? Comment on the file sizes?
Does anyone know of a good alternative?
Biases upfront:
I edit text into hypertext using WinHelp. I don't do Acrobat.
WinHelp files:
* do not allow the recipient to change the file
* are compressed
* can be started by double clicking the file in File Manager
* have a reader, WinHelp.exe, that is issued standard with Windows
* have a reader that loads very quickly
* are extensible using WinHelp macros and custom DLLs
* allow users to view, read and search for key words in the documents
You can index these files and provide full text search as well with a DLL.
Have a look at the WinHelp files provided with Word or Paintshop Pro.
WinHelp has a large (connected) community of people who can help you if you
get stuck. Visit the newsgroup,
(comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.winhelp) to see some of this community.
Acrobat has a reader that the user has to install, this puts some people off.
Some one who uses Acrobat may correct this, but my impression is that Acrobat
is a "Save As" option for DTP and is chiefly designed for output to a user's
printer......Bruce.....
WinHelp IT Editing
white -at- msn -dot- com
Go WHITEbook on MSN
