Adobe Acrobat and HTML

[David Stern]

> At 12:06 PM 10/22/96 -0700, Stan Furmanak wrote:
> 
> >I think you miss the point as to what SGML and HTML are intended to do
> >which is describe the structure of the document because it is the
> >informational content of the document that is important not the format. The
> >structure of the document is especially critical to the successful indexing
> >and retrieval of SGML documents.
> 
> I know. I've heard these arguments. I'm familiar with the genesis of SGML
> and HTML. I also know that they were developed in the early '90's for use on
> dumb terminals in a text based environment. (Ever wonder why links are
> underlined as as a default? You only need that for a monochrome display.)
> But the web exploded with the development of graphical browsers. And with
> that comes a change in the way pages are developed.
> 


   Presentation should not always be based upon technology considerations ... 
remember those of us that are colorblind when you attempt to remove the reliable 
underline and present your data in fancy colors.  Just one example of why content-based 
SGML is a very powerful and enhanced approach.