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Old 05-20-2009, 06:42 PM   #181
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Originally Posted by Lemurion View Post
... As the population ages, the ability to select a larger or thicker font will become more and more important for readers who don't need the finest examples of typography, but do need to be able to see the words.

You may prefer PDF, they can't use it.
I don't understand the point.

Take a non-image PDF and open it on your PC. Now, zoom in. The text stays nice and crisp.

Similarly, the Adobe Mobile SDK 9 reflows simple text, and allows enlarging the font. But it also can deal with complex, fixed layouts, where required.

So, what exactly is the problem?

I can see the validity of kovidgoyal's "semantic" argument (although I don't see why it can't be largely addressed by future development of PDF,) but don't see the issue here.
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