Re: The trouble with PDF files (was Re: Multi column layout question.)

lilley (lilley@afs.mcc.ac.uk)
Fri, 23 Jun 1995 18:16:00 +0100 (BST)


Andrew Haigh said:

> If you are interested in an alternative to PDF that is superior in
regards to maintaining small file sizes (albeit solely a Windows based
product at this time), check out the RTC compression utility from Imagen
Communications. It is a Rich-Text-Compressed page format that supports multi
columns, hyperlinks, graphics, with the added advantage of small file sizes,
and a http-enabled viewer that will have sound support built in once we
release that Beta.
>
> Granted, the only platform it runs on at present is Windows, but
that will be addressed in upcoming releases of the viewer.

Wonderful! What is the timescale for release of an HP-UX version? We are
using HP-UX 9.03 and X11R5

Is there online documentation of this format, or is it defined by whatever
Microsoft chooses to do next?

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