Re: Increase of un-usable PDF usage.
On Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 05:21:24PM +0100, Sam Kuper wrote:
> 2008/6/27 Mike Mestnik <mmestnik@visi.com>:
> ...
>
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> The trouble here seems to be, at least in part, that Adobe feels at liberty
> to extend the PDF spec without caring about users with non-Adobe readers.
> Adobe probably won't alter its approach unless it feels a significant
> community backlash is brewing.
>
> Another problem is that there is an increasing number of programs with PDF
> output that are not strict about even some fairly well-established parts of
> the spec. The developers of these programs probably test the output only in
> Acrord32, if they test it at all. That's like declaring a web site
> well-coded if it looks okay in IE.
>
> I'm not sure what to do about either of these problems, except to suggest
> greater community investment in cross-platform FLOSS PDF readers, writers,
> validators and plug-ins.
>
I would really appreciate a website that outlined these issues that I
could direct ppl too, after they send me content that is not readable.
Would you object to me using the list archives?
> Sam
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