Posted by Rami Elomaa on 04/17/07 19:34

Sean kirjoitti:
> "Peter Fox" <peterfox@eminent.demon.co.uk.not.this.bit.no.html> wrote in
> message news:gO2Y2LAAFKJGFwvd@eminent.demon.co.uk...
>> Following on from Sean's message. . .
>>> Presumably you just need to create a HTML table to match the dimensions of
>>> the labels, that can then be printed...... as you can specify the column
>>> widths and row heights in cm this should be fairly easy to construct.
>> Is the wrong answer.
>>
>> Use PDF
>>
>> --
>> PETER FOX Not the same since the adhesive company came unstuck
>> peterfox@eminent.demon.co.uk.not.this.bit.no.html
>> 2 Tees Close, Witham, Essex.
>> Gravity beer in Essex <http://www.eminent.demon.co.uk>
>
> Wrong? ... How?
>
> PDF is an alternative to HTML, I would agree ... and would even concede that
> it's a better alternative, IF the guy can find (or be given) the appropriate
> code examples to complete the task, but HTML wouldn't be "wrong",
> particularly if he's new to the coding that it would take to complete the
> job.

I would agree that pdf in this case would be more suited, since it's
better suited for printing than html. With pdf you can define better the
layout of the print, with html the results aren't as precise. Html is
suitable for publishing material that looks good or at least acceptable
in most media (screen, print, handheld, etc.). When the target medium is
print, then pdf is absolutely the best choice, because it's intended to
be used in printing. Furthermore, pdf is not an alternative to html.
They do have similarities, like they both are ways of presenting a
document, but they are suited for different media.

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