RE: IDS9.4 manuals in HTML
Posted in 2003
Obnoxio The Clown spake thus > > Colin Bull wrote: > > > Obnoxio The Clown wrote > >> > >> >> Also, if you are interested, there are currently IDS 9.4 > >> versions of > >> >> several manuals in HTML format in the DataBlade Developer's > >> >> > >> http://www-3.ibm.com/software/data/informix/pubs/library/dbdk/ > > index.html > > > > What's wrong with PDF? 0:-) > > > > You cannot cut and paste across a page break > > You cannot view a multiple column page properly unless you have a > > megabucks screen > > You cannot view text across a page break > > .... > > ad nauseum. > Far be it from me to imply a troll-feeding effort on your part, but may I > recommend a combination of "Vision Express" and ALT-V | Continuous? When I told Vision Express I was on Passport Advantage they told me not to darken their doors again > And by using View | Continuous I was able to read across two separate pages > on one screen _and_ cut and paste across the page break. After loading the latest version (6.0)of Acrobat Reader I was able to do this and it is a lot better :-) > So, given all that, what's wrong with PDF? :o> I will come back to that when I have more time :-( Colin Bull > sending to informix-list