Seems even more primitive if you actually try to parse one (as I have in the past).
Cheers, Martin Martin Packer, zChampion, Principal Systems Investigator, Worldwide Banking Center of Excellence, IBM +44-7802-245-584 email: [email protected] Twitter / Facebook IDs: MartinPacker Blog: https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/mydeveloperworks/blogs/MartinPacker From: zMan <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Date: 16/11/2014 15:07 Subject: Re: Redesigning the Principles of Operation Manual Sent by: IBM Mainframe Assembler List <[email protected]> Funny, I tend to think that something with the word "format" in its name can be called a format. Call it what you will--PDF is grim. Yes, we all use it all the time, but it's remarkably primitive. On Sun, Nov 16, 2014 at 8:51 AM, Robin Vowels <[email protected]> wrote: > From: "zMan" <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2014 11:16 AM > > > If Adobe PDF wasn't such a crappy format, it would be easy to program it >> to >> filter those grafs so you could select just the grande instructions (or >> whatever), the number of columns, etc. In the meanwhile, great example! >> > > PDF isn't a "format" > > PDF stands for Portable Document Format. > > All it does is make it possible to print a given document on any computer > and have it print exactly the same as the originator (regardless of what > fonts are on/not on the computer). > > The problem you need to address is the originator of the document. > > Anyway, if you print the PoPs (PDF) document you will have something that > you > can read easily. > -- zMan -- "I've got a mainframe and I'm not afraid to use it" Unless stated otherwise above: IBM United Kingdom Limited - Registered in England and Wales with number 741598. Registered office: PO Box 41, North Harbour, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO6 3AU
