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waylaidwanderer / FicSave

This is the repo for FicSave, an open-source online fanfiction downloader.
http://ficsave.xyz
GNU General Public License v3.0
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Pdf files?! #203

Open Sally777B opened 5 years ago

Sally777B commented 5 years ago

Please, I would really appreciate if we add pdf format to this. I find that easier, and I'm sure other people would agree.

jgilmore commented 4 years ago

I would really hate that. PDF is electronic paper, and making a PDF reader that actually works on small devices (phones, tablets) is flat out impossible. The only reason it mostly works is that Amazon makes special PDF files with extra markup to show where the paragraph breaks are, which text is headers and footers that shouldn't be rendered, etc.

PDF is a wonderful format if you're planing on printing something and want to know exactly what it will look like. That's what it was designed for, and it does a fantastic job of it.

However, it absolutely stinks at anything else.

Essentially what I'm saying is that PDF IS NOT AN EBOOK FORMAT. It's a book format. And thus should never be used to distribute ebooks.

So not only do I disagree, I disagree vehemently. And maybe a little belligerently too. Sorry about that. :)