Sweet example of a screen-optimized manual, Shlomo. Thank you! _________________________________
Lea Rush Software and Documentation Specialist Astoria-Pacific International PO Box 830 Clackamas OR 97015 PH: 800-657-3010 FAX: 503-655-7367 > -----Original Message----- > From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers- > boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Shlomo Perets > Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 7:59 AM > To: kmcdan...@pavtech.com; fram...@frameusers.com > Subject: Re: PDF Documentation > > 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 l...@astoria-pacific.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/lea%40astoria- > pacific.com > > Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. _______________________________________________ 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.
