RE: printing a form

by "tim booker" <timbooker(at)btinternet.com>

Date:	Mon, 30 Jul 2001 19:56:15 +0100
To:	"'Adrian Harris'" <adrian(at)gn.apc.org>, <hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>, "'Noteworthy Web Designs'" <webmaster(at)noteworthydesigns.com>
In-Reply-To:	noteworthydesigns
	todo: View Thread, Original

> It's amazing with all the plug-ins that are almost required
> for browsers
> nowadays, and the ease of downloading, that people still have
> trouble with it.

Acrobat Reader is a 6.3MB download.  Why should the user be forced to
download a plugin of that size, simply to read a form on your web site?

PDF is a horrible format for providing information to the end user.

It is simple to create a form that will print well, using CSS or tables.

Tim

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