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Re: PDF (was Re: legOS docs - what do people want?)
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lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos
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Sat, 20 Feb 1999 18:23:52 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics.rcx.legos, markt@lynx.bc.ca (Mark Tarrabain) writes:
> More than a few people have emailed me already telling me that PDF is not the way to go
> because it will limit who can contribute to it (thank you to those people, by the way,
> for keeping such comments to email rather than cluttering the newsgroup with it).
Ahh, but this specialized newsgroup -is- for cluttering up :) with comments of
that nature -- as long as things remain on-topic to legOS and still helpful to
Markus and comrades.
> Since Acrobat Distiller is not a free piece of software, and isn't even actually
> available for some platforms, I can see their point.
It costs money? Bummer. So only the viewer is free then?
> However, I still do believe that PDF is the best choice for distribution. Therefore,
> I'm willing to put "my money where my mouth is" as it were... and offer my services for
> this project, since I happen to legally own Distiller. I figure if I'm not willing to
> help produce the document, I shouldn't have any right to say that I want to see it in
> PDF.
It seems hard to oppose a PDF distribution if the PDF file is offered in
addition to HTML and plaintext. (More choices = more fun :) But I think
you'd be fighting a steep uphill battle if you suggested that PDF should be the
-only- format.
That is to say, although PDF may indeed be "a" best choice for distribution, it
certainly may not be "the" best choice, all things considered. Just something
to think about.
> I can read a variety of formats, including html, straight postscript, msword, and quite
> a few others, including the major graphic formats (I can't think of the complete list
> of what all I can use off the top of my head, but I haven't found one yet that I can't
> pull up).
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> When sending me a file (or group of files) for PDF production, please indicate to me
> what the destination filename should be, the full document title, the document author,
> and any keywords that are desired to be attached to the document so that this
> information can properly be inserted into the PDF and display correctly if accessed
> through an Acrobat Reader program. I do not wish to beome a free source of PDF for
> general purposes, so I ask that people who send me documents please restrict their
> nature to surrounding this project only. Documents unconnected with LegOS will be
> disposed of without being converted. Please indicate the purpose of the email by
> including the words "LegOS" and "documentation" in the subject heading. Please attach
> the document in compressed (zip, gzip, or tar.gz) format to an email so that it takes
> up minimum space. Thanks.
Cool -- with Markus's blessing, maybe you could take what's been done so far
and whip up a sample prototype PDF that people could download and give a whirl.
--Todd
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