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> Pdf so badly needs a standard open source reference implementation Similarly, I would like to see more attention given to PDF/A and high quality reference im
by bscphil 7y ago
> Pdf so badly needs a standard open source reference implementation
Similarly, I would like to see more attention given to PDF/A and high quality reference implementations and libraries targeting it. It solves many of the most common complaints here on HN about PDF: no audio / video, no javascript, no XML forms, all fonts have to be embedded, etc. - and it's an ISO standard.
We really need solid support for a document format that has readers that aren't constantly getting CVE'd from supporting too much of a bloated specification.
- bsaul 7y agoabsolutely. I developped a pdf parser myself and only discovered pdf/a on HN after almost a year working on it. Pdf/a needs a LOT more publicity.