Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: Write2epub

Pedro wrote:
> That is a little unfair on PDF! PDF is excellent for archiving documents as
> IF they were printed. It saves on trees and it saves on disk space (compared
> to digitized images of documents).
>
> The fixed page size and numbering is extremely important when you are
> referring to some portion of a document. It doesn't make sense to say, "in
> the third paragraph of page 20" and then because the text was re-flowed to
> fit in a 3" screen that paragraph is in page 100...
>
> Another big advantage of PDF (when loaded in a PC, Win or Linux, and
> probably on a Mac) is that you can embed the fonts so you know your page
> will look*exactly*  like you designed it. Apparently this does not work in a
> Kindle, so it is expected that they will look different because fonts are
> being replaced (as in an epub)

There's nothing wrong with PDFs in the right context.  However, that 
context is not devices with small screens, such as tablets or smart phones.
> Just my 2 cents;)

Here's your change back.  ;-)



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