"Stephan Soller" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]... > On 07.10.2010 11:02, Nick Sabalausky wrote: >> >> Not explicitly as far as I'm aware, but then neither does HTML aside from >> URLs. And the PDF format does have provisions for files/data of arbitrary >> types to be embedded into it. So that could be used to embed HTTP URLs, >> or >> any other form of network-oriented links, or any other >> application-related >> information/instructions/data you want. Then you could build >> CSS/JS/CGI-like >> stuff on top of all that. And all of a sudden "PDF-readers" become a >> really >> shitty application platform just like what happened with HTML and web >> browsers. >> > > Interesting point of view. So PDF basically equals to HTML in that regard. > Never thought about it that way but you're probably right. :) >
Well, they were both created as document formats ;) >> >> I usually like to minimize bitmapped stuff on pages too, just because >> it's >> simpler, it can still get acceptable results, and I'm no artist ;) But >> then >> when the client has a design they want it to look like and it includes >> things that can only be done as images, well, then I just don't have the >> energy or patience to try to talk them out of it - I'll just toss in >> whatever I need to to make it work, even if that means tables, and be >> done >> with it. >> > > If I get a design from a client I do that to. I don't use tables but most > often a combination of floats and relative/absolute positioning but > usually with quite a lot of images in it. Even if they don't have a > finished design arguing about it often is a lost cause anyway. However for > my own personal project (or in case I have to do the design myself) these > new CSS techniques come in quite handy (if the environment allows it...). > > I used it for my [personal website][1] and it was quite handy. The only > images are the header image, icons and the background gradient. The > gradient only because I was to lazy to look up the proper properties and > do some cross browser testing (not sure if Opera support gradient yet > though). > > [1]: http://arkanis.de/ > Not to complain, just FYI, this is what that page looks like for me: http://www.semitwist.com/download/arkanis1.png http://www.semitwist.com/download/arkanis2.png http://www.semitwist.com/download/arkanis3.png Interestingly, if I turn JS on, than it'll look a lot better *until* it finishes loading, at which point it goes back to looking just like those screenshots.
