- From: David Woolley <forums@david-woolley.me.uk>
- Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2022 00:35:53 +0000
- To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
On 15/11/2022 23:41, Adam Cooper wrote: > the use cases for linking to document files are limited and typically > reflect redundant and labyrinthine business processes The original use case for HTML (as against pre-existing hypertext document formats) was its ability to point to resources in other formats! It was a merging of hypertext with gopher, which was basically just links and titles, and would normally point to non-gopher resources. Whilst I can see the argument that PDF files are even more likely to be produced without regard to accessibility than HTML, and possibly have less assistive technology support, by suggesting it is wrong to link to things other than HTML, you are denying the origins of HTML. My general impression is that PDF is often used for documents with deep content (white papers, user instructions, IC datasheets, etc.), whereas HTML is often used for advertising material.
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