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>>The modern world would barely operate without PDF. PDF was great when most documents needed to be printed, so sending say an invoice to someone you could en

>>The modern world would barely operate without PDF. PDF was great when most documents needed to be printed, so sending say an invoice to someone you could ensure their printed copy was the same as your printed copy. PDF in "modern" world, where printing is less important and really should be sent to the dust bin if history. PDF has become a complex web of security problems, screen compatibility problems, and various other things including the complex web of converters to take PDF's and make them back into something editable / usable. We need a replacement for PDF, and let PDF go away along with the printer

em3rgent0rdr 3y ago
I get what you are saying. But in a world where most websites looks different on every different browser and browser size and with constantly-changing content, it can be refreshing to have a PDF that whose context is fixed and you know is going to be laid out the same anywhere.
- jonny_eh 3y ago
  It certainly has its niches, but most people are viewing documents on their phones these days, and PDFs and phones don't work great together.
Dalewyn 3y ago
>PDF in "modern" world, where printing is less important and really should be sent to the dust bin if history. If you do any kind of business at all, especially the accounting side of things, printing is still a hard requirement and PDF makes all that practical.
- phpisthebest 3y ago
  >>especially the accounting side of things, printing is still a hard requirement That is provably false, lots of businesses have gone paperless, and all (at least for the US) government agencies, courts, etc all fully accept erecords, many preferring it.
traceroute66 3y ago
> PDF was great when most documents needed to be printed Actually PDF still rules the roost. Any professionally printed thing you see, whether as small as a humble corporate business card, or as large as a billboard will have been provided to the print shop as a PDF. In the past, you would have had to send the DTP file and all the accompanying assets, including the font if you were using a non-standard font. Now you just send the print shop a PDF. Job done. Its a win-win for both parties.

em3rgent0rdr 3y ago

I get what you are saying. But in a world where most websites looks different on every different browser and browser size and with constantly-changing content, it can be refreshing to have a PDF that whose context is fixed and you know is going to be laid out the same anywhere.

jonny_eh 3y ago
It certainly has its niches, but most people are viewing documents on their phones these days, and PDFs and phones don't work great together.

Dalewyn 3y ago

>PDF in "modern" world, where printing is less important and really should be sent to the dust bin if history. If you do any kind of business at all, especially the accounting side of things, printing is still a hard requirement and PDF makes all that practical.

phpisthebest 3y ago
>>especially the accounting side of things, printing is still a hard requirement That is provably false, lots of businesses have gone paperless, and all (at least for the US) government agencies, courts, etc all fully accept erecords, many preferring it.

traceroute66 3y ago

> PDF was great when most documents needed to be printed Actually PDF still rules the roost. Any professionally printed thing you see, whether as small as a humble corporate business card, or as large as a billboard will have been provided to the print shop as a PDF. In the past, you would have had to send the DTP file and all the accompanying assets, including the font if you were using a non-standard font. Now you just send the print shop a PDF. Job done. Its a win-win for both parties.