pdf's of Acts

[Brian Gladman]

From: "David Hansen" <davidh@spidacom.co.uk>
To: <ukcrypto@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
Sent: Thursday, November 28, 2002 6:04 PM
Subject: Re: pdf's of Acts


> On 28 Nov 2002 at 17:49, Brian Gladman wrote:
>
> > They can even result in the loss of text if the html is poorly
> > written and is rendered in an environment that the original authors
> > did not anticipate.
>
> Usually Microshit browsers on Macs in my experience. Most of the
> problem is due to people trying to control the layout too precisely.
> That is what the browser software is for.

I have seen this with other browsers.

> People using Microshit browsers have made their own bed and I have no
> sympathy for them (as I have no sympathy for people who use Microshit
> HTML creation software, except in specific circumstances).

So let me understand this.

You know that:
(a) html can loose text in some circumstances, and
(b) that many people use Microsoft browsers, most without realising their
limitations

And yet you advocate that this format should be THE format in which Acts of
Parlaiment are made available.

However much you despise Microsoft, this does not seem to me to be a very
responsible position to take.

> People with Mac problems I have a lot of sympathy for. I have seen a
> number of instances where text disappeared on a Mac, but did not on a
> PC running the same version of the browser.

I have sympathy with both groups of people.

> Overall I don't see a great problem, except that central government
> has a love in with Microshit.

Well its pretty obvious that you don't like Microsoft but I have the
impression that you don't like people who use Microsoft products either.
What have you got against this group of people?

   Brian Gladman