Longest thread ever...and on an esoteric bug in a proprietary Linux program by Adobe, and started by Keith! Never would have thought I'd see the day! On Mar 4, 2014 11:47 PM, "wes" <p...@the-wes.com> wrote:
> 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 <g...@rigelhope.org> 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 <p...@the-wes.com> 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 <g...@rigelhope.org> wrote: > > > > > >> s/facto/jure/ > > >> > > >> On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 6:48 PM, wes <p...@the-wes.com> wrote: > > >> > On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 6:36 PM, Rigel Hope <g...@rigelhope.org> > 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 > > >> > PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org > > >> > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> PLUG mailing list > > >> PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org > > >> http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > >> > > > _______________________________________________ > > > PLUG mailing list > > > PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org > > > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > _______________________________________________ > > PLUG mailing list > > PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org > > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug