9 Dec
2008
9 Dec
'08
12:52 p.m.
On Dec 9, 2008, at 2:54 PM, Fred Cisin wrote:
Gotcha...understood and agreed.
Trivial
with free and non-free tools, I do it all the time.
There is no question that there are some things for which PDF is the
perfect solution. Unfortunately, I have to deal with college
administrators who will do things such as attach a Weird .DOC file
or PDF
with decorative images, etc. in place of plain text for a 3 line
announcement that a meeting has been rescheduled. I am/was
referring to
the abuses and incorrect usage, not to the valid uses. example: edit the 1771 FDC to reflect that the
"built-in data
separator"
is NOT adequate
correct typos - there is a probably apocryphal story that Randy Cook's
choices for data address marks were due to a transposition error in a
datasheet
I do wonder if that's really true.
I do NOT challenge that there are many things that PDF
IS good for.
I would like it a lot more if there were frequent defenestration of
administrators who send "FYI"/"See the attachment" emails, without
even a
meaningful Subject:.
Yes, that is most infuriating. Some people should not be allowed
to use computer technology.
-Dave
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Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL