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

[Jim Fulton]

Guido van Rossum wrote:
> 
> > 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? 

Yes, for those of us without Postscript printers.

> 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.

And when you do download the PDF viewer, you find it basically sucks.

Jim

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