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Subject:Re: Neilsen makes sense but not amends From:Sean Brierley <seanb_us -at- yahoo -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Mon, 28 Jul 2003 11:13:03 -0700 (PDT)
LOL! I assume you misspelt my name on purpose; nice
touch. Fortunately, my typo didn't affect the meaning
of my post, but thanks for letting me know.
I find the usability expert's article to be more
general than the limited specific light you shine on
it . . . beginning with the heading and moving through
the quotes he provides.
Cheers,
Sean
--- DGoldstein -at- DeusTech -dot- com wrote:
>
> Both of Nielsen's articles focus specifically on the
> problem of PDF files that are viewed through Web
> browsers.
>
> The IRS tax form is there to be printed -- not
> viewed through a browser.
>
> I'm sure that your own "examples of online PDF,
> which are designed to be printed" are excellent.
> Nothing beats PDF for *printing*.
>
> And by the way, Nielsen is spelled i before e, as in
> "Brierly."
>
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