Re: [IxDA Discuss] download-as-pdf v/s print

2007-12-02 Thread Cliff Williams
PDF is great as an *option* for those who understand its value. Consider that many don't know what PDF stands for or why it even exists. I've noticed that many users (mostly Windows IE Acrobat Reader) hate dealing with PDFs. I can understand why-- you click on a PDF link and your browser trans

Re: [IxDA Discuss] download-as-pdf v/s print

2007-12-02 Thread Des Traynor
> Hi All, > If you have a webpage containing information that the reader may be > interested in saving and using later, would you prefer 'Print' or > 'Download as PDF' or both? Having worked on Web Analytics for a few projects where the above choices are available, I've seen that the most popular

Re: [IxDA Discuss] download-as-pdf v/s print

2007-11-27 Thread Clark Valberg
For some users "saving" a page is a way to take ownership over something that to many seems very elusive and temporary. Younger or more internet-dependent users seem to have a "if it's online, it will always be there" framing to their web experience. Providing users with a "Save" feature is almos

Re: [IxDA Discuss] download-as-pdf v/s print

2007-11-26 Thread keyur sorathia
Hi, If all I want to do is print a page having to save the PDF first would be annoying, I agree, but there are less chances of printing a page, and more chances to save to as pdf. >From my point of view, in most of the cases i use pdf as pdf is more secured than having a printed copy (which gener

Re: [IxDA Discuss] download-as-pdf v/s print

2007-11-26 Thread Matthew Nish-Lapidus
Hi, Both options are good.. also keep in mind that some people will have a print to PDF or save to PDF function in their OS (Mac always has this option, and Linux does a lot of the time) If all I want to do is print a page having to save the PDF first would be annoying, however, saving a PDF is

Re: [IxDA Discuss] download-as-pdf v/s print

2007-11-26 Thread Jorge Arango
On Nov 26, 2007 2:57 PM, Prachi Sakhardande <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > If you have a webpage containing information that the reader may be > interested in saving and using later, would you prefer 'Print' or > 'Download as PDF' or both? I was recently faced with this same question in a project.

[IxDA Discuss] download-as-pdf v/s print

2007-11-26 Thread Prachi Sakhardande
Hi All, If you have a webpage containing information that the reader may be interested in saving and using later, would you prefer 'Print' or 'Download as PDF' or both? User may or may not have a printer attached [E.g. surfing on laptop while commuting] - high probability User may or may not have