>Well, at least canonical would be something like "pdf that doesn't do anything >fancy and has rules for otherwise >arbitary choices" then you could do simple things like ASCII searches and >maybe binary diffs to test for pixel equality etc. > While the ability to do "ASCII searches and maybe binary diffs" are goals that you desire in a file format - neither were goals that PDF had (or has) and so the design for it doesn't take either into account.
If you think those should be underlying goals for PDF 2.0 (ISO 32000-2) - NOW IS THE TIME FOR YOU TO GET INVOLVED! We are still working on the next version of PDF at the ISO. ANYONE can get involved on the committee, at NO COST. Just contact your countries standards body and volunteer. (if you don't know who that is, let me know what country you reside in and I will be happy to provide a name & email for you). PDF is a fully open standard. ANYONE can contribute. We WELCOME participation. BUT if you choose not to get involved, and we don't do the things you want, then you're complaints will fall on deaf ears... Leonard ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ iText-questions mailing list iText-questions@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions Buy the iText book: http://www.itextpdf.com/book/ Check the site with examples before you ask questions: http://www.1t3xt.info/examples/ You can also search the keywords list: http://1t3xt.info/tutorials/keywords/
