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> The result is a media format that is simply unusable for creating acceptable results by a layman Not that I disagree, the web is a mess, but to be really fai
by qsort 6y ago
> The result is a media format that is simply unusable for creating acceptable results by a layman
Not that I disagree, the web is a mess, but to be really fair, is there any media format, like at all, that can be used by a layman to achieve reasonable results? The only one I can think of is latex, and that requires taking a very generous definition of 'layman'.
The real problem I'm seeing here is that the web was designed as a document presentation media when what everyone really wanted from the get go was an application platform, and we're forever stuck in this contradiction because frankly every other platform has entirely disjoint but at least equally grievous issues.
- ghaff 6y ago>is there any media format, like at all, that can be used by a layman to achieve reasonable results? I'd argue a WYSIWYG that outputs PDF. But that's probably shifting not only the goal post but the playing field. (It does get at whether the creator should have full control of display or not debate though.)
- sbergot 6y agoIf you need a responsive layout then PDF isn't really an option.
- wtetzner 6y agoMaybe I'm looking at the past with rose-tinted glasses, but I think Hypercard was something that could be used by a layman to create good results.
- falcolas 6y agoSure. Plain old HTML worked just fine for dozens of years, for a vast majority of text-based and mixed text/image media content. But it wasn't precise enough for the designers, or dynamic enough for the developers, or closed down enough for the media conglomerates and ad companies.