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

Ronald Bynoe ronald at bynoe.us
Wed Mar 5 19:01:50 UTC 2014


Longest thread ever...and on an esoteric bug in a proprietary Linux program
by Adobe, and started by Keith! Never would have thought I'd see the day!
On Mar 4, 2014 11:47 PM, "wes" <plug at the-wes.com> wrote:

> 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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