Jester David
Hero
Still digesting the actual document and the rules but I've found a few irritations.
Most of the text in the paragraphs is not recognized as text. This means you cannot cut-and-paste the document.
This causes two problems.
First, it's not possible to copy the entire document to paste it into a document program like Word or Open Office to make a printer friendly copy.
Greg Bilsland has already said on Twitter that they're working on a printer friendly version, so this is a short term problem.
Second, and much more important, this means the text cannot be searched. If you do a search through the PDF the feature will typically only find the term when used in headings, subheadings, and tables.
This greatly limits the usability of the PDF.
For example, I wanted to see how prevalent advantage was in class features, to see how often characters could mitigate penalties. But the search found a single use in the class chapter then jumped to the equipment chapter.
The PDF has bookmarks based on the chapter headings, but this doesn't include the subheadings. So when you're looking for a particular section, you need to skim the entire chapter.
The document also makes no use of hyperlinks, which seems like a missed opportunity for a solely electronic document. For example, many spells and abilities refer to conditions, which could easily be linked in the document.
Most of the text in the paragraphs is not recognized as text. This means you cannot cut-and-paste the document.
This causes two problems.
First, it's not possible to copy the entire document to paste it into a document program like Word or Open Office to make a printer friendly copy.
Greg Bilsland has already said on Twitter that they're working on a printer friendly version, so this is a short term problem.
Second, and much more important, this means the text cannot be searched. If you do a search through the PDF the feature will typically only find the term when used in headings, subheadings, and tables.
This greatly limits the usability of the PDF.
For example, I wanted to see how prevalent advantage was in class features, to see how often characters could mitigate penalties. But the search found a single use in the class chapter then jumped to the equipment chapter.
The PDF has bookmarks based on the chapter headings, but this doesn't include the subheadings. So when you're looking for a particular section, you need to skim the entire chapter.
The document also makes no use of hyperlinks, which seems like a missed opportunity for a solely electronic document. For example, many spells and abilities refer to conditions, which could easily be linked in the document.
