That’s sort of like saying “I’m overheating because my apartment is 32ᵒC, let’s turn on the heating and see how we feel once it’s 45ᵒC”
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Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
Tech muggle here.
Could we just get rid of PDFs and switch to word docs and spread sheets instead? I know this will likely cause a slurry of consequences, especially in professional circles, but have you considered: fuck it.?
K thx bye.
AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 15 hours ago
Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
Critical temperature = user friendly. TIL.
BartyDeCanter@lemmy.sdf.org 15 hours ago
What if I don’t want to spend several hundred dollars per year to use a proprietary program that doesn’t run on my computer just to look at some documents?
Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
Open Office? Libre Office?
BartyDeCanter@lemmy.sdf.org 12 hours ago
Are fine, but not 100% compatible with all Office files and very heavyweight for viewing a document.
GreenDust@lemmings.world 15 hours ago
Those have different purposes. Word/Excel documents are meant to be editable so that anybody who opens the file is able to add to it, etc. A PDF is effectively the opposite. A PDF is generally meant to be an immutable document that looks the same in any program that you use to open the file.
Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
I mean, fucking with a PDF isn’t exactly arcane knowledge, even after it’s been signed. It’s just cumbersome and tedious and requires counterintuitive actions like pressing Ctrl+P instead of Ctrl+S.
If their purpose is to be secure, they’re shit at their job.
GreenDust@lemmings.world 14 hours ago
The purpose of a PDF is not security, obfuscation, etc. If you NEED to manipulate a PDF, then sure, it is technically possible to do so. But it takes knowledge and effort to do so. As you say, it’s cumbersome, tedious, and counterintuitive. The primary purpose of a PDF is to be a read-only document. On the other hand, Word/Excel documents are designed to be as simple as possible for anybody to edit as needed at any point.
alternategait@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
Excel sheets are rarely accessible to screen readers. Word documents are pretty good, but tedious if you’re just trying to like read something. PDF has the best accessibility support around (except HTML, but thats a whole other can of worms).
Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
Sounds like screen readers need some improvement.
mghackerlady@leminal.space 16 hours ago
No please, microsoft already has a monopoly I’d much rather the standard be open
Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
Open Office? Libre Office?