[DOC-SIG] Library reference SGML plan / size of supplied documentation

Guido van Rossum guido@CNRI.Reston.Va.US
Wed, 19 Nov 1997 09:37:41 -0500


> From: Richard Folwell <richardf@redbox.net>

> Overall I prefer Postscript, but PDF has the big 
> practical advantage that we can distribute a viewer with it, whereas many 
> people are not in a position to view/print Postscript [2].

Really?  If we distribute HTML for online viewing, does PDF still
have any advantages over PostScript for printing?  I've rarely had
complaints about the PostScript I've been distributing so far.  Having
to dwonload the viewer is actually a deterrent for those people who
haven't already got one.

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)

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