[Olpc-open] Getting paper out of schools.

[Tom Potts]

On Sunday 14 September 2008 07:33, Edward Cherlin wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 11:19 AM, Carol Lerche <cafl at msbit.com> wrote:
> > This fixation on pdf includes olpc of course.
>
> This turns out not to be the case. The OLPC XO has a screen rotate
> function specifically to support reading portrait-mode documents
> full-screen.
>
> However, PDFs can be formatted to any page size or shape. I have
> created landscape-mode documentation for products of large
> corporations. It is true that most companies are lazy and hidebound
> about such things, but it isn't Adobe's doing.
But it is! - as you say you can set any size and shape - but (as far as I 
know) not free flowing like you can with HTML. 
The area of the screen I wish to view something in is not fixed. PDF does not 
suit my screen. I can make my screen suit PDF - but that is an inefficient 
way of working?
Tom


> > On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 11:07 AM, Tom Potts
> > <tompotts at itsosbroadband.co.uk>
> >
> > wrote:
> >> Wendy,
> >>  The hardest thing about getting paper out of schools is most of the
> >> software
> >> they use is 'paper' based. Office, PDF's etc are all 'paper based' - say
> >> A4
> >> which is exactly the wrong way to fit on your computer screen so you
> >> have to
> >> print it!
> >> Until people can be taught not to use 'paper' based formats things will
> >> always
> >> be printed - a bit of a vicious circle.
> >> The answer is of course is html
> >> a few ramblings at this link here
> >> http://www.100297.itsosbroadband.co.uk/Paperless/The_Paperless_Office.ht
> >>ml
> >>
> >> Tom
> >>
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