Kelly, You wrote:
>Quick Survey: > >Is it your experience that users view PDF documentation on their >computer display in preference to printing it for use? ... Other than personal preferences and the type of content, key factors are -- the extent to which the PDF is "screen friendly" (typography, layout) -- on-screen added value offered in the PDF, including effective cross-document search and navigation, multimedia, user input mechanisms Some nice examples of screen-optimized design are: * http://contact.tm.agilent.com/data/static/downloads/eng/Notes/interactive/an-95-1/an-95-1.pdf * http://contact.tm.agilent.com/data/static/downloads/eng/Notes/interactive/an-150-1/hp-am-fm.pdf (produced 12 years ago, with Acrobat 2!) [ or see current PDFs at http://ChangeThis.com/archives ] On the other hand, http://www.adobe.com/devnet/framemaker/pdfs/MIF_Reference.pdf is clearly print-oriented (even though labelled "Online Manual"). Shlomo Perets MicroType * FrameMaker training & consulting * FrameMaker-to-Acrobat TimeSavers 30 Easy Ways to Improve PDFs with TimeSavers/Assistants: http://www.microtype.com/ImprovePDF.html _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to Framers as arch...@mail-archive.com. Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
