PDF: Still unfit for human consumption, 20 years later

Re:PDF: Still unfit for human consumption, 20 years later by sradman on Monday August 10, 2020 @02:05PM (#24112163)

The distinction should be made between fixed layout formats like PDF and reflowable text formats like HTML. In a RESTful sense, these should be two representations of the same resource.

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Re:PDF: Still unfit for human consumption, 20 years later by michieldotv on Tuesday August 11, 2020 @07:32AM (#24119237)

The PDF spec has everything on board to support text reflow. A good PDF library will typically have the option to output what is called a Tagged PDF. Annotating the structure of the document allows readers to reflow the text. It's what the Web Content Accessibility Group recommends doing.

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Re:PDF: Still unfit for human consumption, 20 years later by sradman on Tuesday August 11, 2020 @09:11AM (#24119917)

Good to know, thanks:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDF#Logical_structure_and_acce...

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