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Subject:Re: pdf vs. html From:Scott Wahl <swahl -at- BRIDGEWATERSYS -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 16 Jul 1998 17:41:24 -0400
Suzette Seveny wrote:
> Diane,
>
> I recently had to decide on a format for online manuals, and solicited
> responses from the list. Interestingly, I was comparing Word (in DOC or
> RTF) to HTML. I took PDF out of the equation, because I didn't want to buy
> new software. The responses received overwhelmingly indicated that I could
> not ignore PDF, and in fact, I am now pursuing getting approval to purchase
> Adobe Framemaker. If you want, I can send you a summary of responses I put
> together.
Why are buying FrameMaker to create PDF files? Just buy Adobe Acrobat
Exchange. You postscript Word files, and then use Distiller (part of the
Exchange package) to distill the postcript files into PDF. Acrobat Exchange
costs about $200, FrameMaker costs about $2000. FrameMaker is great, but not
if all you want to do is deliver Word files using PDF.
>
>
> Suzette Seveny
> Markham, Ontario, Canada
> sseveny -at- petvalu -dot- com or suzette -at- yesic -dot- com
>
