Thanks for the detailed response Peter. Looks like the microsoft .mht format
is not so good. Funny thing is they promote it as a format for including all
files in emails and such but who knows who's going to be able to read them.
Opera turns it inot gobledeygook.
I'll get the pdf spec and see how complicated it is to write to it. It
probably will be too hard for me to justify the time.
Thanks to everyone (he he ;-)
Regards
Monte
>
>
> Recently Monte asked about storing HTML files containing images and
> this generated some comment about use of acrobat, Web archives etc.
> Here's my knowledge on these things.
>
> 1) Acrobat Reader is free. Acrobat generation costs (about 150 UK
> pounds) and this is true whether you want to use the editor or
> print-to-PDF - you need the full paid-for version of Acrobat to
> legitimately generate Acrobat by any means that involves Adobe
> software (including their printer drivers).
>
> 2) There are cheaper 3rd party Acrobat generation software products,
> e.g. "Jaws PDF Creator" for the Mac. The Acrobat file format (PDF
> format) is published and it's possible to write your own PDF
> generation code if you wish. (I've not done this, but I have written
> RTF generation code using the published RTF spec. which is similar in
> style and complexity to the PDF spec. I believe). The URL for the
> documentation is:
>
> http://partners.adobe.com/asn/developer/technotes.html#acrobat-pdf
>
> 3) Acrobat files can be read on Win/Mac/Unix using the free Reader.
>
> 4) You can freely distribute the Acrobat Reader installer as long as
> you include all the necessary files - Adobe are very supportive of
> this, you don't need to send them reports, licenses etc. So no
> problem including Acrobat Reader installers with your own code. It's
> easier than distributing the QuickTime installers since Apple insist
> on you getting a licence from them first and then sending them two
> copies of your product, and quarterly volume reports (how many
> installations, but not details). With Acrobat Reader, you just go
> ahead and distribute them, no hassle, no pack drill!
>
> 5) HTML files can't include embedded images, HTML is TEXT only, hence
> everything is in the form of URL links!
>
> 6) IE Web Archives are not only Microsoft-specific (ie.e. no good
> with Netscape), but are platform-specific as well - an IE Web Archive
> saved on a Mac can't be opened with IE on Windows and vice versa.
> How unusual for MS stuff to be mutually as well as universally
> incompatible, eh? ;)
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Cheers
> Peter
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