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Re: [Sigia-l] Word Docs, Spreadsheets & PDFs Opening in Browser Windows

From: Listera (listera_at_rcn.com)
Date: Thu Jun 20 2002 - 19:20:58 EDT


"lee.r.sachs_at_verizon.com" wrote:
> - Netscape doesn't open w/in the same window (asks user to launch the
> native app.)

You can set a browser to deal with different formats in various ways.
There's no 'standard' way; it's user-dependent.

> - HTML can be indexed more effectively

So can .pdf and .doc.

'Everything-in-HTML' is more of a religious approach than a pragmatic one. I
don't think the reasons you cited *alone* would justify a conversion. It's
really project and audience dependent.

g/d

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