Re: [pgsql-www] 8.1 PDF Documentation. - Mailing list pgsql-docs

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: [pgsql-www] 8.1 PDF Documentation.
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Msg-id 200511151443.jAFEhOg28582@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Re: [pgsql-www] 8.1 PDF Documentation.  (Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>)
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Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> Am Dienstag, 15. November 2005 06:13 schrieb Bruce Momjian:
> > I am still unclear why there is no more reliable SGML toolchain for PDF
> > output after all these years.  Seems things have improved because we now
> > have bookmarks, but still, why is this functionality not more mainstream.
>
> I don't understand how you get from "ancient Acrobat can't display large PDF
> file" to "SGML toolchain is unreliable".

Well, historically we have had trouble generating PDF (particuarly
bookmarks), and it took _days_ to generate the output, which certainly
seems strange.

In fact, this is the first verion that has bookmarks, and that is 1/2
the value of a PDF file for me, so I see this release as a great leap
forward for us.  What I do not understand is why it has taken >5 years
for this to happen.

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