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At 09:34 AM 01/20/2000 -0600, Tracy Boyington wrote:
>Is it possible that the users didn't want PDF files because
>they didn't like viewing them online, but they *would* like
>them as an option if they wanted to print?
That is certainly true for me as a user, whether concerning a new craft or
something technical. When trying to digest something very new and
confusing (e.g., a new programming language), I often print out everything
I can find about an obscure technique, and just sit back and try to digest
it -- often trying it out at the same time (which is very hard to do if the
instructions are all online).
