PDF captures the presentation format intended and dictated by the original word processor (both the author of the document and the software) and makes it portable. It has no intention of enabling reformat. As such, it does an excellent job. Criticism of PDF makes no sense.
=== > Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2014 10:02:44 -0500 > From: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Redesigning the Principles of Operation Manual > To: [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"
