[PLUG] What's with 'nppdf32Log' and acroread 9?

[wes]

I don't have a list handy, all I have is experience. I realize that is
anecdotal evidence and therefore worthless, though it's not like I'm hoping
to effect some change here or convince anyone of anything. I welcome your
disagreement (if you have any) and I appreciate that you have helped me to
realize that I wrote somewhat boisterously. I will now shut my pie-hole
until I can find some pie that conforms to standards to put in it.. :)

-wes


On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 7:54 PM, Rigel Hope <gnu at rigelhope.org> wrote:

> http://www.iso.org/iso/home/news_index/news_archive/news.htm?refid=Ref1141
>
> can you please point out the ways in which Adboe's version differs
> from the ISO version?
>
> thanking in advance.
>
> On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 7:10 PM, wes <plug at the-wes.com> wrote:
> > hmmm I'm pretty sure I meant facto.
> >
> > "PDF" is the de jure standard, Acrobat's special variety is the de facto
> > standard.
> >
> > de jure means "by the rules" while de facto means "in fact" (implying
> > "despite the rules, this is the reality of the situation")
> >
> > thankfully, this is changing, albeit slowly.
> >
> > -wes
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 7:02 PM, Rigel Hope <gnu at rigelhope.org> wrote:
> >
> >> s/facto/jure/
> >>
> >> On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 6:48 PM, wes <plug at the-wes.com> wrote:
> >> > On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 6:36 PM, Rigel Hope <gnu at rigelhope.org> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> "...they are designed specifically to be displayed by other adobe
> >> >> products..."
> >> >>
> >> >> There are so many PDF creators, some of which follow the ISO
> >> >> specifications (
> >> >>
> >>
> http://www.iso.org/iso/home/store/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=51502
> >> >> and related), some of which dont very well, that i don't think that
> >> >> this statement makes much sense.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> > creators as in software applications which can be used to create PDFs?
> >> sure.
> >> >
> >> > creators as in people who create PDFs? most of them use adobe
> products to
> >> > create them. most of those who don't, use products tailored to create
> >> PDFs
> >> > for viewing by acrobat reader.
> >> >
> >> > that said, even if it is still more than half, this number is
> dwindling
> >> > steadily as other large organizations take on adobe's de facto
> standard.
> >> > apple and google have written PDF viewers that are not entirely lame.
> >> >
> >> > -wes
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