Yes, an author's intent might be entirely expressed in a PDF.
But much that an author might intend cannot be conveyed by PDF, because much
that might be conveyed cannot be expressed in a single paper version of a
manuscript. PDF has a specific objective¯conveying an author's preferred
paper layout. It does this well at the cost of restrictions. The
limitations of PDF are many, and well known.
Best wishes, Henry
H.M. Gladney, Ph.D. http://home.pacbell.net/hgladney
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Hi all
I've been following the threads of this discussion with interest, as usual.
One thing puzzles me:
Steve Hitchcock wrote:
> The need for
> preservation is an original source copy - representing the author's
> intent - and then to document any transformations.
This sounds like an intentional fallacy in the making! Can an author's
intent not be exactly a nicely typeset, printer-ready PDF?
Cheers!
Richard
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