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On Sunday 06 April 2008 21:33, Brad Rogers wrote: > On Sun, 6 Apr 2008 21:01:42 +0100 > Tom Potts <tompotts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hello Tom, > > > Not quite - HTML will 'work' without extra twiddling. In order for > > PDF to work you have to go out and MAKE IT WORK! > > Which was my point. > > > It IS PDF's fault - it tries to be a bit of paper. No idea why, but > > Again, my point. PDF is not designed with on-line use in mind. It > really is for paper output, nothing more. > > I simply can't blame the PDF format for a cock-up on the part of Amex's > IT dept. They used a tool that was not up to the job, but that's not > the fault of the PDF format or Adobe. I mean, if I tried to tarmac the > M1 with a shovel and a sledge hammer, a hash would be made of the job. > Who's to blame, the tools or me? Tarmacs advertising campain telling you that you can get good returns with a shovel, a sledgehammer and a portable M1! Tom te tom te tom -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html