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Posted by cwdjrxyz on 04/28/07 01:13
On Apr 27, 5:14 pm, Adrienne Boswell <arb...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> It's bad enough when some "web deeziner" puts pale red on light gray
> backround. At least with a modern browser, you can disable
PDF has a place. For instance it is wonderful for duplication of tax
forms, etc. that must be in an exact size and format. There are many
hundreds of US IRS tax forms, many of which are only needed seldom,
and downloading a PDF copy of an obscure form from the IRS beats
having to order in the form by mail and having to wait several days to
receive it. Such legal forms usually are plain black and white, so you
seldom get the problems you mention.
Another use I can tolerate is very long service and instruction
directions. I recently had to buy a new lawn mower. By going to the
Toro web site, I was able to find most of what I needed in html
format. When I decided I likely wanted one of their mowers, I
downloaded their instructions, detailed service instructions, and
parts lists to check on some details. This was over 200 pages, but was
no problem since I am on broadband and download at about 5 Mbps. Since
I bought the mower, I will keep this info. The mower only comes with
the short instructions, and you would have to buy the other material
if you want a printed copy in book form. The PDF and hard copy forms
of this info are in basic black and white and are easy to read.
But I agree that some abuse PDF, but you can say the same about
script, flash, and many other things.
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