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While we're at it let's stop using PDF files too /s
by esalman 3y ago
While we're at it let's stop using PDF files too /s
- nequo 3y agoThere's a variant of arXiv.org called ar5iv.org which renders papers in HTML5 instead of PDF. It is very handy when reading papers in a browser and it is generated from the same LaTeX files. You just need to replace the "x" with "5" in the URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1807.11408 https://arxiv.org/abs/1807.11408 https://ar5iv.org/abs/1807.11408 https://ar5iv.org/abs/1807.11408
- esalman 3y agoNice, thanks. I knew of arxiv vanity as well- https://www.arxiv-vanity.com/papers/1708.06733/ https://www.arxiv-vanity.com/papers/1708.06733/
- kaba0 3y agoWhy would I want completely broken layouting instead of artfully crafted one? PDF does its job absolutely well, sure it won’t accommodate to your screen but there is no automatic way of laying out the content in a way that it makes sense both semantically, and from a design perspective. That figure 10 pages down is completely useless, I want to see it when it is referenced in the text. I really have a hard time reading anything that requires more formatting that a novel in anything else than properly rendered PDF.
- nequo 3y agoI don't really understand. Which figure is 10 pages down in the example that I linked?
- hfkwer 3y agoNot sure why you're being sarcastic. PDF is terrible for anything other than printing documents.
- esalman 3y agoYet they persist. So does latex, even in 2023. There is intrinsic value in both that OP does not want to acknowledge.
- hfkwer 3y agoAnd mp3 persists despite being inferior to any alternative. The reason isn't intrinsic value, it's inertia.
- kaba0 3y agoIt is perfect for its job, and nothing else comes even close to it. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36948776 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36948776