Re: [LUG] Security: Adobe reader the most targeted in malware campaigns

[tom <tompotts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Neil Williams wrote:
> On Wed, 24 Mar 2010 10:15:46 +0000
> tom <tompotts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>   
> > Neil Williams wrote:
> >     
> > > HTML is a terrible format for ebooks.
> > >   
> > >       
> > Funny - I've found that good HTML fits my screen exactly if I want it to 
> > - no other format does. 
> >     
>
> The number of good HTML pages as a percentage of the total available is
> far less than the number of usable PDF files as a percentage of that
> total.
>
>   
> > And I can add borders or anything with my own 
> > css should I so desire. 
> >     
>
> Not for an ebook reader you can't. ;-)
>   
An ebook reader? Oh you mean a crippled computer with added DRM!  I'd 
never buy one of those anyway.
>   
> > And I haven't seen an b5 or a5 screen at all (I 
> > think one of the old macs had an A4 screen.
> >     
>
> ebook readers are what I had in mind, those are A5/B5 generally, at
> least proportionately.
>
>   
> > Cheers for the gpdftext  link - I'd modified  pdf2txt for that but it 
> > was bit crap
> >     
>
> (gpdftext is one of my own projects, so the link was entirely
> self-serving)
> :-)
>   
I havent played with it yet but if it does work then your comment about 
good html pages being outnumbered will soon be wrong.
Tom te tom te tom


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