Triggered by our own experience in preparing the cheat sheet collection, this article explores the capabilities of PDF collections and strengthens the case for all PDF implementations to do a better job at supporting collection creation and viewing.
In 2021, not a single tested implementation passed this test. 3 years later about three-quarters of viewers we checked now render the test case correctly.
Does your PDF viewer fully support page labels? Does your PDF authoring software? Support for page labels can be a key factor in choosing a PDF viewer, especially for users dealing with complex documents.
To avoid confusing and frustrating users, applications can and should be robustly prepared for significant changes to PDF – with end user messaging in mind – well before files start to appear in the marketplace.
These synthetic files are intended for user experience and human-computer interaction (HCI) specialists to assess the behavior of their current generation of PDF applications to ensure that appropriate user-centric messages are displayed before future PDF changes are made and available to users.
All ISO publications are written according to a set of rules known as the ISO Directives. In this article, the PDF Association’s CTO, Peter Wyatt explains how to understand the formal terminology in ISO’s standards for PDF technology.