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Old 05-21-2009, 08:48 PM   #48
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Originally Posted by Moejoe View Post
I think that's the point I'm driving at. If the output becomes good enough and the creation easy enough so that ePub matches (and maybe surpasses) PDF then PDF itself is pointless - unless you do need a fixed size, I suppose....
But fixed layout is the whole point. For complex publications (and these are the ones that will likely drive the adoption of larger, color screens.)

Look at the relatively simple layout I posted, and how terrible it looks when it reflows.

If reflow was so important for EVERYTHING, why not just stick to text documents?

Or just make doc the standard format, so you can get some graphics in, and call it a day.
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