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Re:PDF: Still unfit for human consumption, 20 years later by mavhc on Tuesday August 11, 2020 @06:14AM (#24118840)
Tagged PDFs that allow reflow have existed for at least 8 years
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Re:PDF: Still unfit for human consumption, 20 years later by chipotle_coyote on Tuesday August 11, 2020 @12:31PM (#24122223)
Properly tagging a PDF involves marking up literally every element in the document in a similar way that you'd mark up that document in HTML (e.g., everything must be described semantically; the tags are really designed for accessibility reasons and for helping screen readers). Sometimes it might be the right choice, but this doesn't change my basic argument: if the final destination of your document is intended to be a web site, then HTML is almost always the right delivery format.
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Re:PDF: Still unfit for human consumption, 20 years later by gjvc on Tuesday August 11, 2020 @06:40AM (#24118976)
interesting. what's that format / feature called?
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Re:PDF: Still unfit for human consumption, 20 years later by michieldotv on Tuesday August 11, 2020 @07:15AM (#24119148)
It's called just that: Tagged PDF. It was added to the ISO spec quite some time ago and allows you to annotate your documents structurally.
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