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.
Peter Wyatt’s latest article focuses on improving the user experience for website visitors needing to access specific content in longer PDF documents.
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.
How meaningful is PDF’s version number? SafeDocs’ research reveals that 20% of extant files contain features that exceed the stated version!
Peter Wyatt shares his custom metadata panels – very useful for discovering ISO standards and PDF Declarations metadata! (until vendors catch up!)
The PDF Association’s unique Visual Studio Code “pdf-cos-syntax” extension is now available for immediate download.
Although PDF is commonly understood as a single holistic file format, in reality, PDF comprises a number of distinct dialects, each designed to support a specific aspect of the format.
PDF developers everywhere have a new resource; targeted test cases highlighting differences between implementations.
Funky (but legit!) PDF, sneaky malware PDF, poisoned PDF, PDF for LEGO, NASA does PDF… it’s a wild PDF world out there!
The PDF Association’s PDF cheat sheets are designed to help developers work more efficiently. They are highly condensed summaries, with information grouped to help inform on nuances or details that are often forgotten.
