Re: (solved)Re: why these files can't be displayed properly by gv
On Mon, 2007-05-07 at 08:09 +0200, Joe Hart wrote:
> Figuring out how to do things is one of the best ways to learn. Not
> reading a dry book.
>
> Although, books and other documentation are quite valuable nothing beats
> "getting your hands dirty".
>
> >
> > --- Greg Folkert <greg@gregfolkert.net> wrote:
> >>
> >> My guess, the landscape format is killing it. Plus the file is 14 years
> >> old, back then postscript was slightly different than it is now.
>
> You're probably right.
>
And yet, I can easily read a "dry book" printed & bound more than 100
years ago, but a file that's a mere 14 years old creates problems for
various apps that are supposed to render it.
Makes you wonder how much information will ultimately be lost because of
this blind faith in computers.
Reply to: