Re: OT: query regarding HTML

[J R FOX jr_fox@xxxxxxxx]

Well, I think it comes down to convenience, practicality, versatility -- and personal preference.  Almost nothing is more portable than hard copy.  Suppose you happen to be working on something in the garage (I concede that those may be uncommon in NYC . . . ), or somewhere else where not only is there no room for an extra monitor, but there is no room for even one ?  The only thing that might compete in this scenario is Kari's idea of a tablet, paired with strong WiFi !

   Jordan


 
 
 
  
 From: Harry Binswanger 
 To: xywrite@xxxxxxxx
 Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2017 10:53 AM
 Subject: Re: OT: query regarding HTML
  
 


Then we can ask the deeper question: is there an objective value in
printing these things out, as opposed to having them available
onscreen?


I'm not saying the answer is "No," but some of us old guys
(like me) are operating on momentum from the past way of doing things. A
student of mine (now a philosopher in his late 30s) says he never prints
out anything.


In regard to sites that give instructions, I highly recommend having at
least two monitors (I have three) so you can read the instructions on one
while you implement them on another. It's amazing the time and
frustration that saves.


Meaning no disrespect.




Thanks, Carl. 


I just wanted to note that I often rely upon good step-by-step
instructions in the tech sphere, and I would usually much rather print
that out as a hardcopy reference, as opposed to having to have a running
computer close by.  That reference value greatly benefits from
illustrations and color coding.  While I can appreciate the
proprietary nature of many web-published materials, such a reference is
for personal use only.  If it can't readily be saved or printed, it
raises the question of whether the purveyors of said material truly
wished it to be able to help anyone.




   Jordan




From: Carl Distefano


To: xywrite@xxxxxxxx

Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2017 1:57 PM

Subject: Re: OT: query regarding HTML



Jordan,


> Cleanprint is a beast of different kind. It is just a bookmark
you 

> invoke when at a page. Then it works its magic.




Kari's right. I misleadingly called it an "add-on" in my
earlier 

response. To "install" CleanPrint, you simply drag an icon to
your 

browser's bookmarks toolbar. To print a web page, you click on the 


"bookmark". The processing is done at the FormatDynamics.com
site and 

the result is pushed back to your browser. This may raise 

privacy/confidentiality concerns for some material, but the end 


product is nifty.


--

Carl Distefano

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