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Linux @programming.dev petsoi @discuss.tchncs.de 1w ago

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Note: the PDF/A specification is not freely available so everything here is based on reverse engineering. It might be complete bunk. There ...

PDF/AAAARGH

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Sheesh can we get on with replacing pdf?
- Eh, it practice it works extremely well. I can't remember a single instance where a PDF document rendered incorrectly.
  
  The format is very old so it's not surprising it has picked up a few WTFs. I'm happy to keep those hidden below the abstraction.
  
  It works well for the actual purpose. But I'd be happy about a more accessible format for development. Currently whenever I need accurate reading/writing capabilities for PDF in a Rust project, at some point I fear that I might have to dedicate my life to PDF. And then I just give up.
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