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> (3) Won't have animation, fold-out text, or anything that cannot be be shown on a piece of paper

> (4) won't require Javascript or access to external sites

So about that... https://opensource.adobe.com/dc-acrobat-sdk-docs/library/jsa...



that's the power of legacy. Adobe may think they can add junk to PDF like Javascript support, or lmz's "3D PDF" link below, but since PDFs viewers have a diverse ecosystem, those features won't have a great adoption.

And this is actually pretty great, maybe even the best part of PDFs! Companies _know_ that publishing PDF that require 3d-graphics or Javascript means many people won't be able to see them, so they publish good, static PDFs, maintaining virtuous cycle.



Did you miss the meaning of the word "require"?




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