Re: Nielsen frags PDF with misinformative Alertbox... AGAIN!

["Michael West" <mbwest -at- removebigpond -dot- net -dot- au>]

>
> Summary:
> Users get lost inside PDF files, which are typically
> big, linear text blobs that are optimized for print
> and unpleasant to read and navigate online. PDF is
> good for printing, but that's it. Don't use it for
> online presentation.

That's an accurate description of most PDF
files I've seen -- basically just paper-based
documents chucked online. I include in that
generalization Adobe Acrobat's online Help file.

I agree that one  shouldn't "blame the technology"
but it seems to be a heck of a lot easier for people
to make easy-to-use online documents using HTML
than using PDF.  Adobe should be doing a lot more
to provide guidance and examples in using the
online medium appropriately if they want to
escape this kind of criticism.

--
Mike West
Melbourne, Australia




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