Document (#13811)

Title

Portable document formats

Source

Digital publisher. 1(1996) no.1, S.13-18

Year

1996

Abstract

Reports of the continued success of 3 electronic publishing software packages: Adobe Acrobat; Envoy; and Tumbelweed, preserves original printed layouts and typography. Compares some of the main features of the systems and reports the reasons, reported by the business information database provider, MAID Systems, for choosing Acrobat. Concludes that: all 3 systems have improved in ways which matter in a publishing context; with the very latest developments from Tumbleweed, Envoy appears to have caught up with Acrobat; Common Ground shares the same advantages as the other 3 bat has an admittedly small installed base that is less attractive. All systems now offer an attractive alternative to disseminate page images and users can search the text, follow hyperlinks and add their own bookmarks and annotations. The rise of the WWW is a double edged sword for these systems. As they integrate with browsers such as Netscape the potential reach of the systems increases yet the capability of WWW to free users from the printed page paradigm poses the question of whether it is really needed; and, finally, in the printed context, page layout can help to convey a clear and positive message yet the computer screen is less suited to browsing or catching the eye and the adhernce to the printed appearance when displaying data could be more of a restriction than an advantage

Theme

Elektronisches Publizieren

Object

Adobe Acrobat
Envoy
Common Ground

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