Re: [PLUG] PDF vs. PS (was Re: OT: Publisher 98 to PDF)

["Arthur S. Alexion" <arthur@alexion.com>]

At 03:41 PM 5/1/2002 -0400, you wrote:
> At 1:39 PM -0400 5/1/02, Paul wrote:
> >  >         What version of Ghostscript?   Are you embedding fonts?  Did
> >  > you enable compression?   What command line options did you give to
> >  > GS?
> >
> > I have Ghostscript 7.04 and GSview 4.2 for Windows.
>
>         good...
>
>
> >  >         A PS file is not always smaller than PDF - depends on what is
> >  > in the PS.  As to why use PDF - LOTS of good reasons.  Let me know if
> >  > you want them listed...
> >
> > How about the top three reasons? 8-) Wasn't that a thread a while
> > back?
>
>         Probably...Here are my top three.
>
> 1) PDF viewers are more widely distributed than PS viewers, so that more 
> users will be able to view your files "out of the box".  There is also the 
> secondary aspect that such viewing is integrated in the web browser, 
> allowing for a transparent experience.
>
> 2) PDF files are random access, PS is sequential.  This is VERY important 
> on the web, since it means that only the first page of a PDF file can be 
> downloaded in order to view it - while with PS you'd need the ENTIRE 
> DOCUMENT before any portion could be viewed.
>
> 3) PDF files provided for non-content elements, that allow for more 
> interactive and navigable documents.  Bookmarks, hyperlinks, annotations, etc.
>
>
> LDR

Let me add these which I feel are as important (its not a complete list)

4) PDF files have security features including the standard security 
(disabling any combination of editing, copying or printing) and electronic 
signatures (changes invalidate the signature; document can be "rolled back" 
to the signature state)
5) PDF fillable forms
6) JavaScript and Perl automation.



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