Re:Horrifying PDF Experiments
by fckthisguy on Saturday January 02, 2021 @06:10AM
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The person you're replying to didn't do the research themselves. They said as much.
They were just sharing something they were surprised by/interested in. I was surprised to read that's how editing PDFs works too.
Yeah sorry if I'm unclear or misinterpreting. My comment is about the researcher not the person I replied to.
I do agree that it's surprising behaviour to regular users of PDF that it usually maintains a history of sorts. Apps should make this clearer.
Re:Horrifying PDF Experiments
by lowkeynthorough on Saturday January 02, 2021 @06:26AM
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The researcher probably wasnt surprised, it looks like the person you replied to was surprised. Perhaps i was surprised that you were surprised? :)
I'm surprised by all these appended suprises revealing a history of surprise :D
Surprisingly, the researcher might also have been surprised the first time they found out.
“You” is ambiguous in English.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/you:
1. the one or ones being addressed
2. ONE sense 2a (which is “being one in particular”)
Also, when reading a “you” that could be interpreted both ways, do not assume it is used in sense 1.
"One" is very archaic, I always fear it will be confusing for non-native speakers, and sound stuck-up to native speakers, and tend to avoid it.
However, if you are using a tool like a redaction tool then the software should forbid you from writing in append mode. This was a common error in old PDF apps and perhaps contemporary ones that are new.
Edit for politeness:
My surprise is aimed at the researcher, not you :)