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> After entering data into these fields you can download the file to have the filled out version saved to your computer. And then what? Fax it? Sounds like a missed opportunity to me. It would be nice if you can add a Submit button to have the data posted to the server, just like any other web-based form.
e-mail it, or save it for your records.
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My favourite PDF fact is that it doesn't have to start at the beginning or end at the end of a file. Any sea of bytes that contains a PDF file is an acceptable PDF file...
My favorite pdf fact is that the security flags for things like copy protection and passwords are on the viewer to implement so you can just turn them off and all the security is gone
Can we just step away from PDFs to a better standard? Every time I deal with PDFs or I have to on behalf of my parents it is a true waste of time and resources - there has to be a better way.
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I think he was talking about the classic .doc format which was a clusterfuck and not the open XML.
If I remember correctly the XML format was just an XML-encoded version of the binary counterpart. Including all or most of the bugs and weird hacks.
The PDF was text-based but every time I copied something it added millions of new lines and hyphens and extra text that wasn't shown on the page.
Can we just step away from PDFs to a better standard? Every time I deal with PDFs or I have to on behalf of my parents it is a true waste of time and resources - there has to be a better way.
Sure you can: find an ideologically motivated tech billionaire, buy Adobe, release a new version of PDF and make the spec an inaccessible trade secret, aggressively legislate against anyone who attempts to implement it, start charging for Reader, increase the price by a compounding 2% every year, and put that money towards a foundation with a purpose of openly designing and implementing a better, freely-licensed repl…
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My favorite pdf fact is that the security flags for things like copy protection and passwords are on the viewer to implement so you can just turn them off and all the security is gone
My somewhat less favorite pdf fact is that if you do that, you are still breaking protection, legally speaking.
And even places with strong roaming rights tend place limits on well marked land.
I looked into coding PDFs once. Then I closed my MacBook (Pro) and went for a long walk into the ocean. I think I almost got to America, but then I turned and swam back again. Turnd out I had just fallen asleep and had a nightmare. I was actually just working with regular text files, and everything was fine.
My favourite PDF fact is that it doesn't have to start at the beginning or end at the end of a file. Any sea of bytes that contains a PDF file is an acceptable PDF file...
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Well maybe. We don't know if pi is a normal number.
> We don't know if pi is a normal number. Sure we do. There are plenty of proofs out there that pi is an irrational number.
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My favourite PDF fact is that it doesn't have to start at the beginning or end at the end of a file. Any sea of bytes that contains a PDF file is an acceptable PDF file...
My favorite pdf fact is that the security flags for things like copy protection and passwords are on the viewer to implement so you can just turn them off and all the security is gone