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Old 07-08-2008, 11:38 AM   #12
DMcCunney
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Originally Posted by Steve Jordan View Post
To be more specific, untagged PDFs are the worst format for handhelds. This is not the fault of PDFs, or any indication of their worth... it is due to the creators' not setting the "tagging" into the PDF when they create it. This is often a function creators do not know about, and should be advised about when they create PDFs that may be viewed on a PDA.
Agreed, but how many tagged PDFs are there, as opposed to the usual non-tagged variety? And how do you know when you get it whether it's tagged?

As a general rule, I use PDFs on my handheld only if no other format is available for the information. And if no other format is available, I might try ripping the PDF with Mobi Creator. How well this works depends on the PDF.

I think PDFs are wonderful for what they are, but display on a small handheld screen isn't normally a design criteria when they are created.
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