On 2007/06/25 10:30 (GMT-0400) Cheryl D Wise apparently typed: > I don't always agree with Jacob Neilson and having viewed the HTML output of > some of the programs under discussion PDFs are better.
His name is Jakob Nielsen. > True in an ideal world you would use HTML but it would be clean semantic > HTML which you will not get. I've worked with too many volunteer run groups > and the output I see from them is truly bad even before it is converted to > HTML. When it is converted using the programs listed the pages have all the > drawbacks of pdfs and none of the easy to print benefits. For newsletters > and the type of documents asked about I'll stick by my recommendation to use > pdfs. Heck, his pages don't validate either. Complaining about Nielsen is shooting the messenger. It doesn't matter how he does what he does or what he doesn't do, only the message, which is in agreement with other experts in web accessibility and usability. The message is that PDF sucks for any purpose other than printing. PDF should never be substituted for web content unless accessibility and usability are unimportant. That's a message I agree with 1000%. http://www.webaim.org/techniques/acrobat/ "PDF files do have their place—displaying documents that print exactly as the author intends." http://www.usability.com.au/resources/pdf.cfm "Where it is not possible to use a W3C technology, or doing so results in material that does not transform gracefully, provide an alternative version of the content that is accessible." http://alistapart.com/articles/pdf_accessibility "There are too many PDFs on the web. Most every PDF should be something other than PDF." -- "Respect everyone." I Peter 2:17 NIV Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://mrmazda.no-ip.com/ ____ • The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM • ____ To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] or use the web interface http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ Send Your Posts To: [email protected] To change subscription settings, add a password or view the web interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=wdvltalk ________________ http://www.wdvl.com _______________________ You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.
