Subject: RE: About the source library From: Avi Kivity <Avi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Sun, 9 May 1999 18:07:02 +0200 |
On Saturday, May 08, 1999 01:47, John McClure [SMTP:hypergrove@xxxxxxxxxxx] wrote: > Huh? Could you explain why you feel this way? There are many many > many applications that require a fixed presentation. > Thanks, > John > > -----Original Message----- > From: Avi Kivity [SMTP:Avi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > On Friday, May 07, 1999 4:48 AM, John McClure > [SMTP:hypergrove@xxxxxxxxxxx] > wrote: > > The great thing about PDF is that it does not reflow relative to > > the > > size > > of the window; it is a static presentation. And SVG delivers the > > same > > function. It does not reflow. [Here I am referring to the text, > > not > > This makes it totally unusable for online presentation of text. > A page description language is good for printed presentation of text: you print it, and it comes out exactly as the author indended (unless you have a different page size, example European A4 vs. US Letter) A page description language is good for online presentation of graphics: it displays the way the author intended (unless you have less color depth) A page description language is not good for online presentation of text: the page size is sure to be different since my monitor and window sizes are different than yours. If I make the window small, either I have to pan the window, or I have to use a microscope to read the text. Ever read documents online using Acrobat Reader? An unpleasant experience, at least partly because of the static format. DSSSList info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/dsssl/dssslist
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