*sigh* don't ya hate it when your name is used out of context? I never said that about PDF......or did I? I have a hard time remembering what I said longer than a day or two ago.... My opinion? I like PDF for creating final documents, and because I can embed scanned data sheets and vendor documents into my final one document. Schematics? Doesn't matter to me. I have access to just about anything that could read them, from OrCad to Viewlogic to DesignCad to AutoCad......to ghostscript....but everyone can view .jpg or .gif, so perhaps that might be the best way? Maybe someone had the best idea. Most programs can output a gerber or dxf format. It was shown sometime ago about a free gerber viewer. And an addon to convert from dxf to gerber. ---------- From: Frank A. Vorstenbosch [SMTP:fav@EIDOS.CO.UK] Sent: Friday, August 14, 1998 4:54 AM To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU Subject: Re: [OT] Common Schematic Software Bob Blick wrote: > > On Thu, 13 Aug 1998, Harrison Cooper wrote: > I guess PDF is for now the least objectionable way to share drawings, *bzzzzt* wrong! thank you for playing... I'd say that raw postscript is more likely to be understood by people (including all those that can't run Acrobat), or GIF is a good choice because anyone capable of browsing the web graphically can see gifs. Frank ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Frank A. Vorstenbosch Phone: 0181 - 636 3000 Electronics and Software Engineer Mobile: 0976 - 430 569 Eidos Technologies Ltd., Wimbledon, London Email: fav@eidos.co.uk