I'm considering making a proposal to drop the pdf and postscript printable
versions of the documentation, but first I'd like to conduct a poll to see
what everyone thinks.

Good idea .... or bad?

Jim

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"Jim Holsenback" <jho### [at] povrayorg> wrote:
> I'm considering making a proposal to drop the pdf and postscript printable
> versions of the documentation, but first I'd like to conduct a poll to see
> what everyone thinks.
>
> Good idea .... or bad?
>

Bad, I think. Some people cannot read documents properly on screen. If you are


Stephen

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On 06/17/09 07:07, Jim Holsenback wrote:
> I'm considering making a proposal to drop the pdf and postscript printable
> versions of the documentation, but first I'd like to conduct a poll to see
> what everyone thinks.
>
> Good idea .... or bad?

	Bad.

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Jim Holsenback wrote:
> Good idea .... or bad?

Certainly keep the pdf for people with ebook readers.

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"Jim Holsenback" <jho### [at] povrayorg> wrote:
> I'm considering making a proposal to drop the pdf and postscript printable
> versions of the documentation, but first I'd like to conduct a poll to see
> what everyone thinks.
>
> Good idea .... or bad?
>
> Jim

Bad idea.  Everyone should have the option to print out the documentation if it
meets their needs.  It shouldn't be up to POV to force a 'green' policy on the
end users.  Besides, there are always ways of circumventing the restrictions if
one really wishes to do so.

By providing only electronic versions (not mailing out paper copies) POV has met
its own green requirements and clear conscience.  It should be up to the
individual as to what their own personal green agenda is.

At best perhaps include a discalimer to the docs urging people not to do so
unless absolutely necessary, much as people add to their email sigs these days
(From our work email sigs:  Please consider the environment before
printing this e-mail)

-tgq

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Jim Holsenback wrote:
> I'm considering making a proposal to drop the pdf and postscript printable
> versions of the documentation, but first I'd like to conduct a poll to see
> what everyone thinks.

There is a good reason why they exist, and I think it would be an extremely 
bad idea to drop them. They are essential.

	Thorsten

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Jim Holsenback escreveu:
> I'm considering making a proposal to drop the pdf and postscript printable
> versions of the documentation, but first I'd like to conduct a poll to see
> what everyone thinks.
> 
> Good idea .... or bad?

no problem for me.  I used to read povray docs via elinks on a terminal. :)

I can't believe the amount of people who open a doc and the associated 
tool, than print the doc so they can read while working on the same 
display it was previously!!

I've been reading on displays all day long for years and still no glasses!

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On Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:26:56 -0300, nemesis wrote:

> Jim Holsenback escreveu:
>> I'm considering making a proposal to drop the pdf and postscript
>> printable versions of the documentation, but first I'd like to conduct
>> a poll to see what everyone thinks.
>> 
>> Good idea .... or bad?
> 
> no problem for me.  I used to read povray docs via elinks on a terminal.
> :)
> 
> I can't believe the amount of people who open a doc and the associated
> tool, than print the doc so they can read while working on the same
> display it was previously!!

I'll probably start doing that, because ....

> I've been reading on displays all day long for years and still no
> glasses!

... I was able to say that for years, but a few months ago I was 
diagnosed with anisometropia and now wear glasses (very weak 
prescriptions for both eyes, but it's enough to have stopped my headaches 
for the most part).

Jim

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Jim Holsenback wrote:
> I'm considering making a proposal to drop the pdf and postscript printable
> versions of the documentation, but first I'd like to conduct a poll to see
> what everyone thinks.
> 
> Good idea .... or bad?

We can always plant more trees.

Regards,
John

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"Jim Holsenback" <jho### [at] povrayorg> schreef in bericht 
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> Good idea .... or bad?

Bad idea.

Reading from paper is always easier (flipping for/backwards; cross refering) 
than scroll through screens. And anyway, the 'green' part of this is only 
cosmetic really: most paper is recycled (in my country about 90 %) and paper 
nowadays is made from production trees that are constantly replaced.

Thomas

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