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Subject:RE: HTML or PDF? From:"Broberg, Mats" <mabr -at- flir -dot- se> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Tue, 1 Mar 2005 10:15:05 +0100
> PDF is the work of the Devil, inspired by the image of
> Sisyphus eternally rolling his rock up the hill. By no
> stretch of the imagination, and in no way, shape, or form, is
> it suitable for online help, especially in a cross-platform
> application. Stick with your HTML base, and you'll avoid both
> the rock and the hard place.
>
> ---- Jerry
Tongue placed firmly in cheek, I hope. While I may agree that PDF may be
suboptimal for online help, PDF as an plat-form independent interchange
format has solved so many problems in the information industry that all
the paper in the copier room next door wouldn't be enough to list them
all.
Best regards,
Mats Broberg
Technical Documentation Manager
www.flirthermography.com
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