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Originally Posted by frabjous
I questioned it, and listed several ways in which it looked worse. You haven't responded to those points. On the other hand, you've given no reasons why it looks better. The example is also completely irrelevant, since the vast majority of ePub devices cannot handle both MathML and SVG. (Actually, all of them on portable devices are in this boat as far as I know.)
I have never advocated distributing or selling only PDFs. My point was that it currently makes sense to convert documents to PDF so you can use your own font and screen size but STILL have good typography, at least until such a time as the quality of ePub rendering improves.
Agreed. I've never said otherwise. But you could give them the source file form which you made the PDF, and they could make their own.
How much hassle do you think it is? Once you decide on your own favorite font size and screen size, it could be done with a single button click.
As noted, I'm using the same source to generate 6 different PDFs, so you don't have to create many many versions. I could use it for indefinitely many others. The claim is just false.
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My Sony Reader PRS-595 can handle that ePub made with MathML and SVG just fine. Where did you get the idea that none of the portable devices can handle it?
The reason the ePub looks better is because it is ONE document that works on myriads of devices whereas PDF doesn't work and an unknown screen size if it's way off from the screen size.
Let's say you made that PDF to be printed on letter paper. It'll look not nice on a 6" screen.