re: root manual

From: Jeff Templon (templon@studbolt.physast.uga.edu)
Date: Fri Feb 11 2000 - 20:42:16 MET


Hi,

One more thing: there are well-documented problems with PDF not really 
being P (portable).  There have been many cases discussed in the RISKS 
forum (usenet news group: comp.risks) of PDF files which, depending on 
the platform, did not display all the characters (and also did not
display an error).  I have a personal experience of this when dealing
with a particular journal that insists on running LaTeX under windows, 
generating PDF files, and then using a PDF->PS converter to generate
postscript.  The PDF files did not display critical math symbols, and
the PS file was only printable/viewable after running it thru the
"fixps" program.

PDF is a poor choice unless everyone is running Windows.

					JT

ps: see e.g.

	http://www.infowar.com/iwftp/risks/risks-20/20_43.txt
	http://www.infowar.com/iwftp/risks/risks-20/20_45.txt

for sample discussions in comp.risks



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