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Business as usual with Acrobat Reader. There are so many PDF alternatives out there, I don't see why so many people keep using it. I understand that there are s
by olyjohn 6y ago
Business as usual with Acrobat Reader. There are so many PDF alternatives out there, I don't see why so many people keep using it. I understand that there are some Adobe-specific extensions that won't work in other viewers, but typically those are use-cases for things that should not be done via PDF.
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- dylan604 6y agoPlease list for me the alternatives that are so ubiquitous as PDF that I can send someone a copy of a document that they cannot modify while still being able to read/print/etc, and is not a pure image format that is multiple MBs in size.
- chihuahua 6y agoI think GP is referring to PDF viewers other than Acrobat Reader, not file formats other than PDF.
- saagarjha 6y ago> they cannot modify Except Acrobat lets you modify PDFs. If you're trying to send someone something that they cannot usefully modify, you're kind of doomed from the start.
- reaperducer 6y agoExcept Acrobat lets you modify PDFs. If you're trying to send someone something that they cannot usefully modify, you're kind of doomed from the start. Acrobat won't let the Average Joe modify a password-protected PDF. Neither will Preview. There are ways around it, but for 95% of the people receiving a PDF, it's as good as locked.
- BlueTemplar 6y agoIt's a bit like saying that a stranger can log in to your account by typing any password 5% of the time, hardly reassuring...
- 2ion 6y agoThat's why these "read-only" PDF are laughable. Just sign your PDFs (there is full support, no excuses possible) to create an authoritative/accurate version.