On 2013-12-05 19:11, Doug McGarrett wrote:
On 12/05/2013 12:42 PM, jdd wrote:
Le 05/12/2013 18:31, Doug McGarrett a écrit :
That might be, but what would replace accurate reproduction of engineering drawings, schematics, etc. ?
not the problem. drawings have they format (svg, dwg...)
but pdf is for *print format* documents, and I'm not aware of any replacement - and it's a shame :-(
It should be noted that pdfs are _vector_ graphics, and therefore can be resized without loss of detail.
Plus, with PDF they can be signed and certified. Here, those PDFs with plans are used at the registrar site, they are mandatory.
I'll just mention a couple of frinstances:
Maintenance manuals, out of print and unavailable, which have been photocopied for reproduction over the Internet by outfits like Artech.
Actually PDF is not the best format for scanned documents. In fact, it simply stores a collection of JPGs. There is another format which is optimal at storing scanned documents with text, Dejavu, or transmission over internet. It can be single documents or books. -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 12.3 x86_64 "Dartmouth" at Telcontar)