Required PDF for STEP Modules Ballot

[Julian Fowler]

David, Gerry, et al

For documents produced in HTML I see the PDF version playing two 
roles:

1. Allowing those requiring the document on paper to obtain and print 
it in the simplest manner possible

2. Allowing distribution of a version that preserves the editors' 
intentions with respect to font, layout, etc., where this may vary in 
different browsers or with the reader's configuration of a brower. 
This aspect may be important if the editor has made use of style 
sheets within the HTML (see, for example, the SC4 Quality Manual for 
which I generated PDF to allow for this).

I don't believe that either of these requirements demands the 
inclusion of hyperlinks within the PDF. If they can be generated 
without additional effort by the editor/project team then there is no 
reason that they should *not* be included. However, I can see no 
reason to mandate their inclusion.

regards
Julian


On 2000-12-15 at 23:41, you wrote:

> Gerry,
> 
> I have no opposition to the points you make. At this point, I think
> less is more on the PDF for an HTML suite of modules.
> 
> 
> 
> >If the modules team is willing to generate the links for Pascal,
> >that's great.  But I am concerned about a precedent being set. QC is
> >supposed to
> be
> >coming up with guidelines for HTML publication. I don't want to see
> >generating hyperlinks in the PDF be incorporated into a standing
> >document
> as
> >a requirement for all projects publishing documents in HTML, unless
> somebody
> >can explain what requirement a hyperlinked PDF file satisfies that
> >hyperlinked HTML does not satisfy.
> 
> Thanks,
> David
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