OK .. I'll add my 0.02 to this "survey" .. In general I hate reading PDFs on screen.
When reading content on screen I much prefer doing so in an application that allows me to resize the window to suit my needs (typically HTML .. web browser or CHM), and the content flows to fit that window. If a PDF is intended for printing, it will usually be too big to be convenient on screen (assuming that I'm using this along with another application). If a PDF is optimized for on screen use (typically a smaller page size) it won't be very useful for printing. Also, if you provide a multi column layout (often nice for printed output), it becomes very difficult to use on screen. Some companies provide two versions of PDF docs, one for printing and one for on screen use .. I think that's a very nice thing to offer .. but would prefer that the on screen documentation be a more user-friendly format (CHM/HTML). Searching in a PDF is a fairly useless operation as well, which is another reason I prefer to use other types of online docs. Cheers, ...scott Scott Prentice Leximation, Inc. www.leximation.com +1.415.485.1892 Kelly McDaniel wrote: > Quick Survey: > > > > Is it your experience that users view PDF documentation on their > computer display in preference to printing it for use? > > If so, by what ratio of view:print? Opinions and SWAGs are fine. > > > > Kelly M. McDaniel > > Senior Technical Writer > > > > Pavilion Technologies > > A Rockwell Automation Company > > > >
