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Because whatever software they use to layout the magazine can't export to HTML5. Since they're optimizing for time-to-market, they don't have time to retrain th
by andreyf 16y ago
Because whatever software they use to layout the magazine can't export to HTML5. Since they're optimizing for time-to-market, they don't have time to retrain their designers to use different software, rewrite/extend it, or wait for the creators of that software to add export-to-HTML5 functionality, and so this was the most reasonable move. Give it some time, and they'll either move everything to HTML5 or a similar format with the features they need (their style of pagination, control over scrolling/swiping details in the UI, etc).
- carterschonwald 16y agohrm, presumably whatever layout tool they use can export to pdf, and presumably it would be possible to then use Scribd's html5 tech (or license the right to use it) to then make it html 5?
- xenophanes 16y agoGood idea, but maybe they started this project before that was announced, or they aren't bleeding edge enough to come up with that kind of solution.
- raganwald 16y ago> Since they're optimizing for time-to-market How have they optimized for time to market given that they have a large team of HTML-savvy web designers in house? And what is the point of optimizing for time if you fail to deliver something that delights your market? I haven't tried this thing, so please correct me if I'm wrong, but if every page is an image, how does one copy text? If there is text in a column, Double tapping ought to maximize the text to fit the column. I don't imagine that works either. So they're making something that looks like a web page but offers less functionality. That's a very poor trade-off. Those 90s CD-ROMs made money for people back when browsers couldn't deliver that experience. They offered more functionality than the web. Today, stuff like this offers less functionality. That's a big sacrifice to make.