I've used PDFs for some files submitted by persons (in other XXGenWeb projects mostly)
where the best option is PDF. For example, if I get something that is a descendant
narrative report that is formatted, I don't want to spend the time converting all the
stuff to HTML and spend hours tweaking it to get the numbering to work correctly. PDF
saves time. I also did it in one case where I had a very picky submitter who couldn't
understand why the HTML page didn't look just like his Word file. I had anchored the
photos as close to the exact spot as I could, but after about 3 attempts to please him
with HTML, I finally resorted to PDF. Most of the files are small enough that they
don't cause the "crashing" or problems on dial-up that some of the larger
files that are graphic-intensive cause. There are some PDFs that are searchable (at least
with some search engines). I frequently pick up PDFs when I Google.
Lori Thornton
Czaplewska(a)aol.com wrote:
Hi,
I posted this to the Shawano list and then thought "Why didn't I ask the
CC's???" -- duh...
The question is: how receptive are people to using data that is in a pdf
file? The feedback so far is 4 people saying it works for them and no
problems... I just don't want to put the data up in a pdf (like plats, descendancy
charts, etc.) and later find out that people aren't familiar with it and don't
have a Reader to view the contents... and I know the Pico Search Engine won't
be able to search for a specific word, but with plats, etc. it shouldn't
really matter at that point...
Anyone use pdf's on their site? anyone NOT USING them for a specific reason??
Thanks,
Anne
Shawano & Florence CC
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