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::Perhaps they'd go with something like "R in a circle" or "Circled R" (pronounced "Circledar"). [[User:PotatoGod|PotatoGod]] ([[User talk:PotatoGod|talk]]) 17:27, 10 May 2020 (UTC) | ::Perhaps they'd go with something like "R in a circle" or "Circled R" (pronounced "Circledar"). [[User:PotatoGod|PotatoGod]] ([[User talk:PotatoGod|talk]]) 17:27, 10 May 2020 (UTC) | ||
::: Perhaps we can use a little of both and create a new [[927:_Standards|standard]] for sarcastically pronouncing it as "circled, arrr!" [[User:Iggynelix|Iggynelix]] ([[User talk:Iggynelix|talk]]) 12:05, 11 May 2020 (UTC) | ::: Perhaps we can use a little of both and create a new [[927:_Standards|standard]] for sarcastically pronouncing it as "circled, arrr!" [[User:Iggynelix|Iggynelix]] ([[User talk:Iggynelix|talk]]) 12:05, 11 May 2020 (UTC) | ||
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In 2020 I use pdf to put documents with tables onto a website, because html exports from editors are voluminous and brittle. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.6.118|162.158.6.118]] 10:32, 10 May 2020 (UTC) | In 2020 I use pdf to put documents with tables onto a website, because html exports from editors are voluminous and brittle. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.6.118|162.158.6.118]] 10:32, 10 May 2020 (UTC) | ||
:As someone who regularly takes tables ''from'' PDF in order to put them into spreadsheets for further use, some people don't do me any favours by that method. Among the problems, if the table setter didn't pay attention to the column widths then the copied-out text of two adjacent cells that don't ''appear'' to overlap each other will interlace at a character level and need editing back to separate entites. And then there's the inconsistencies of Header rows atop the table and/or atop the next newpage the table splits over. I could run a quick script on (X)HTML tables, and get it perfectly for my needs. CSV, or even TabSV, would actually be my preferred transport format (i.e. ''no'' format, just pure layout without even spanned/merged cells, and I can redo what needs redoing on the final redo), but I can't ever seem to get them to do that for me despite having the data almost in that form prior to the PDFing... Grrrr. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.159.142|162.158.159.142]] 11:30, 10 May 2020 (UTC) | :As someone who regularly takes tables ''from'' PDF in order to put them into spreadsheets for further use, some people don't do me any favours by that method. Among the problems, if the table setter didn't pay attention to the column widths then the copied-out text of two adjacent cells that don't ''appear'' to overlap each other will interlace at a character level and need editing back to separate entites. And then there's the inconsistencies of Header rows atop the table and/or atop the next newpage the table splits over. I could run a quick script on (X)HTML tables, and get it perfectly for my needs. CSV, or even TabSV, would actually be my preferred transport format (i.e. ''no'' format, just pure layout without even spanned/merged cells, and I can redo what needs redoing on the final redo), but I can't ever seem to get them to do that for me despite having the data almost in that form prior to the PDFing... Grrrr. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.159.142|162.158.159.142]] 11:30, 10 May 2020 (UTC) | ||
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I think Randall's last point (no unprofessional humans use PDFs in 2020) is very wrong. Especially due to the coronavirus, all college classes have switched to online assignment submissions, and the teachers only accept PDF submissions (although, annoyingly, they give the original template files in .doc format!) I would NOT trust random college student's assignment submissions as a reputable information source! [[User:PotatoGod|PotatoGod]] ([[User talk:PotatoGod|talk]]) 17:22, 10 May 2020 (UTC) | I think Randall's last point (no unprofessional humans use PDFs in 2020) is very wrong. Especially due to the coronavirus, all college classes have switched to online assignment submissions, and the teachers only accept PDF submissions (although, annoyingly, they give the original template files in .doc format!) I would NOT trust random college student's assignment submissions as a reputable information source! [[User:PotatoGod|PotatoGod]] ([[User talk:PotatoGod|talk]]) 17:22, 10 May 2020 (UTC) |