I don't have a list handy, all I have is experience. I realize that is anecdotal evidence and therefore worthless, though it's not like I'm hoping to effect some change here or convince anyone of anything. I welcome your disagreement (if you have any) and I appreciate that you have helped me to realize that I wrote somewhat boisterously. I will now shut my pie-hole until I can find some pie that conforms to standards to put in it.. :)
-wes On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 7:54 PM, Rigel Hope <[email protected]> wrote: > http://www.iso.org/iso/home/news_index/news_archive/news.htm?refid=Ref1141 > > can you please point out the ways in which Adboe's version differs > from the ISO version? > > thanking in advance. > > On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 7:10 PM, wes <[email protected]> wrote: > > hmmm I'm pretty sure I meant facto. > > > > "PDF" is the de jure standard, Acrobat's special variety is the de facto > > standard. > > > > de jure means "by the rules" while de facto means "in fact" (implying > > "despite the rules, this is the reality of the situation") > > > > thankfully, this is changing, albeit slowly. > > > > -wes > > > > > > On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 7:02 PM, Rigel Hope <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> s/facto/jure/ > >> > >> On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 6:48 PM, wes <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 6:36 PM, Rigel Hope <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > > >> >> "...they are designed specifically to be displayed by other adobe > >> >> products..." > >> >> > >> >> There are so many PDF creators, some of which follow the ISO > >> >> specifications ( > >> >> > >> > http://www.iso.org/iso/home/store/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=51502 > >> >> and related), some of which dont very well, that i don't think that > >> >> this statement makes much sense. > >> >> > >> >> > >> > creators as in software applications which can be used to create PDFs? > >> sure. > >> > > >> > creators as in people who create PDFs? most of them use adobe > products to > >> > create them. most of those who don't, use products tailored to create > >> PDFs > >> > for viewing by acrobat reader. > >> > > >> > that said, even if it is still more than half, this number is > dwindling > >> > steadily as other large organizations take on adobe's de facto > standard. > >> > apple and google have written PDF viewers that are not entirely lame. > >> > > >> > -wes > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > PLUG mailing list > >> > [email protected] > >> > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > >> _______________________________________________ > >> PLUG mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > PLUG mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
