Eric wrote: >PPS: Acrobat/DOS can do PDF 1.1-almost1.2? Indeed old. But most current >are 1.4 / 1.5? I do not think so. My up-to-1.3 acroread/Linux displays >all files so far. Probably some companies thinking "it is new so everybody >must use it to force all others to use it as well", without thinking about >whether 1.4 / 1.5 actually has features which are useful in that context.
I told what I saw. I think most large companies upgrade their Acrobat from time to time without any regard whether or not it is really needed, and their personnel does not care to configure Distiller (if this is possible ) to produce a lower PDF version output. Indeed, I saw nothing in any PDF 1.5 document I viewed that could not be present with PDF 1.3 . BTW-Most files I view are electronic components datasheets/specifications. This also happens with other programs. One blatant example are websites- many require some late version of IE/Netscape wthout any good reason for it. JAS ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration Strategies from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward articles, informative Webcasts and more! Get everything you need to get up to speed, fast. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7477&alloc_id=16492&op=click _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
