E-book formats

["Brasel, Russell" <russell -dot- brasel -at- hccredit -dot- com>]

I've found that .chm files run afoul of a recent (well, within the past
year) MS security update, because .chm files can contain executable
code.  There is a workaround, but for those of us without admin level on
our boxes at work, it's not feasible.  Also, HTML Help 2.0 support
doesn't exist in Vista (or so I think-I'm not entirely certain), which
leads me to think Help 2.0 is going the way of WinHelp.

Microsoft has a .mht format for sending encapsulated html files via
email, but I. . .  Well, I hate it.  The layout tends to corrupt when
opened.

At this point, I can't think of a file format better than .pdf for
compatibility across OS X, XP, Vista, and Linux, despite its drawbacks.
Also, you seem to have all the software you need, and. . .  Well, now
that pdf will be an ISO standard, do you think it may become the
de-facto ebook format?  It certainly seems poised for that.

Russell Brasel
Technical Writer
Dent-A-Med, Inc. d/b/a The HELPCard
479-750-6700 ext 245
russell -dot- brasel -at- hccredit -dot- com


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