Web Publishing with Acrobat/PDF

ISBN-13: 9783540637622 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 236 str.

Thomas Merz

Opis

Although the World Wide Web is enjoying enormous growth rates, many Web publishers have discovered that HTML is not up to the requirements of modern corporate communication. For them, Adobe Acrobat offers a wealth of design possibilities. The close integration of Acrobat in the World Wide Web unites the structural advantages of HTML with the comprehensive layout possibilities of Portable Document Format (PDF). On the basis of practical examples and numerous tricks, this book describes how to produce PDF documents efficiently. Numerous tips on integrating Acrobat into CGI, JavaScript, VBScript, Active Server Pages, search engines, and so on make the book a mine of information for all designers and administrators of Web sites.

Spis treści

The View of the Web Surfer: HTML and PDF.- PDF in Browsers. The View of the Publisher: Planning PDF Documents.- Production of PDF Data.- PDF Support in Application Programs.- PDF Basics.- PDF Forms.- PDF in HTML Pages. The View of the Webmaster: PDF on Web Servers.- Processing Form Data.- Full Text Indexing and Search Engines.- Dynamic PDF.

Blurb

Although the World Wide Web is enjoying enormous growth rates, many Web publishers have discovered that HTML is not up to the requirements of modern corporate communication. For them, Adobe Acrobat offers a wealth of design possibilities. The close integration of Acrobat in the World Wide Web unites the structural advantages of HTML with the comprehensive layout possibilities of Portable Document Format (PDF). On the basis of practical examples and numerous tricks, this book describes how to produce PDF documents efficiently. It also covers the new Acrobat Forms extension which allows JavaScript to be used within PDF and thus opens a whole new range of dynamic applications. Numerous tips on integrating Acrobat into CGI, JavaScript, VBScript, Active Server Pages, search engines, and so on make the book a mine of information for all designers and administrators of Web sites.