Orcajo wrote:
> It doesn't matter if its outdated, I know that the current version is
> 1.7, but if you say the page 39 from version 1.3 document says
> something, it must keep on saying the same thing now, because that
> document hasn't changed, the version 1.3 is always the same.

So I am not allowed to make a mistake???

Please have a look at the CVS repository:
http://itext.cvs.sourceforge.net/itext/src/com/lowagie/text/pdf/PdfName.java?revision=1.1
The error you are referring to is there since at least December 2
of the year 2000. In the past 6 to 7 years, NOBODY has complained
about it (alltough I regret nobody reported the error).

The normal procedure when you find an error like this, is to find
the correct page, and let us know through the mailinglist.
NOT to make fun of the person who made the mistake.

> I'm trying to be polite

That's not how I interpreted it. The comment "I've that document here
and it doesn't appears anywhere (pages 39-40 are about null object and
indirect object), nor there neither in the version 1.2." sounds very
obnoxious to me.

I may have had the page numbers wrong (it should have been 48-49 instead
of 39-40; I'll correct this right away), but the section number 4.5 was
right. I quote: "4.5 Names
A name, like a string, is a sequence of characters. It must begin with a 
slash followed by a sequence of ASCII characters in the range!"
That describes exactly what the PdfName object is about.

So if you say you have read through the PDF Reference 1.3 and 1.2
and you didn't find anything about the PDF Name object, I can only
assume you're either a very lazy person, or somebody who laughs
at other people's mistakes. It turns out you're neither; you're just
somebody who still has to get acquainted with the no nonsense way
of communicating on a newsgroup. Please read the following guide lines
to avoid situations like this in the future (on this and other lists):
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

By the way: thank you Leonard for the full answer.
I know the PDF Reference, so using the index is the easiest way
to find the right page quickly; but in my experience, people who
aren't familiar with the structure of the PDF Reference yet, really
benefit from using Ctrl+F. It's a pity, the advice isn't always
appreciated...

best regards,
Bruno

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