- From: Patrick Lauke <P.H.Lauke@salford.ac.uk>
- Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2004 12:55:10 +0100
- To: <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
> From: Kurt_Mattes@bankone.com [...] > Moreover, > this example seems > to beg for downloadable content. If simply getting on the > net is such an issue, having a local copy of the content [a > PDF for example] would be the > best solution. Is HTML not downloadable? And how does the filesize (and therefore, time to download) of HTML compare with your average PDF (which in many cases originated from a print job, with lots of pretty pictures that more often than not are still at a whopping print resolution)? > I also find it interesting that there seems to be no problem > spending web > site owners money - whatever it costs, create HTML versions > for PDFs - but users should not have to spend a dime. Call me naive, but: if we're talking about sites for the provision of goods and (commercial) services, I really don't see the problem in having the owners charged...as they're online to *make* money, no? Patrick ________________________________ Patrick H. Lauke Webmaster / University of Salford http://www.salford.ac.uk
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