Hallam-Baker, Phillip writes: > It has been the publisher's perogative, not the authors. They have usually worked together. Today, the author may do all the work, in which case he has complete control. > The past ten years represent the anomaly in this regard, > not the norm. More correctly, they represent a new norm. > If you compare LaTeX to more recent document processing mechanisms > you can see how Knuth and Lampson very deliberately set out to > automate the existing typesetting process and styles, not replace > them with ad-hoc DIY jobs. I'm not sure what you're trying to say with this. > So the tactic of the author deciding the final presentation was a > non-starter. In that case, plain text will do. > And how pray is the user at either end meant to ensure that > is the case? It's a simple option in most programs that generate PDF. I use embedded subsets in all my PDF documents, and there's never a problem with fonts, because they are in the documents. > How do I ensure that my Adobe document creation software will be > compatible with the reader's Adobe document reading software? It's not a question of compatibility, it's a question of setting the right option. In other words, it's just a matter of reading the manual. > Answer: I should never need to bother. If you're deciding the format of your document, you need to bother, just like the typesetters who came before you. _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf