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> "A web page renderer is more ubiquitous than PDF" Just any browser can render a PDF as well. PDF is good because it guarantees the formatting intended by the
by jeandejean 10y ago
> "A web page renderer is more ubiquitous than PDF"
Just any browser can render a PDF as well. PDF is good because it guarantees the formatting intended by the author.
- shubhamjain 10y agoMost mobile browsers can't the, last time I checked. Although, it's easy enough to read PDF with so many options on Android, but opening another viewer and then zooming, scrolling is just painful. PDF might guarantee the formatting but I think it should only matter when it comes to printing. Besides that, fixed size containers and fluid grids give plenty of flexibility with web documents. So in case, the author intends to have fixed formatting, I think it's achievable with HTML and CSS.
- oneeyedpigeon 10y agoAnd PDF is bad because it guarantees the formatting intended by the author. The author's formatting might work on a single screen, but it sure as hell won't work on the multitude of devices that access the web. PDF guarantees the end print result, but it shouldn't be used for anything else.
- SFJulie 10y agoWell letter, legal vs A4 is a concern. Some printing drivers tends to alter content in the «fitting» process making some pdf hard to read. And screen tends to be in weired and diverse height vs width ratio. US standards are ridiculous. At least A1/A2/A3... are homothetic.