BFTB Downloads Preference - PDF vs CBR

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BFTB Downloads Preference - PDF vs CBR

Adobe Acrobat
5
38%
CDisplay
8
62%
 
Total votes: 13

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BFTB Downloads Preference - PDF vs CBR

Post by The Baron »

Just a quick survey, what is the feeling about the new PDF downloads? Were the CBR files better? Acrobat is a far more established program, meaning most people have it already installed. But Cdisplay is properly designed for viewing comic scans, that said, the developer site has disappeared.

I can easily host the setup .exe again, but I know how dodgy it looks when a site asks you to download and install a program in order to view the download files!

I have hit a problem in that now the Download links automatically try to open the PDF files within the browser window instead of opening a download box.

Please discuss as well as vote!

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Re: BFTB Downloads Preference - PDF vs CBR

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PDF.

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Re: BFTB Downloads Preference - PDF vs CBR

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I don't think it looks dodgy using .cbr (/z/7/t/a) format, it's not unique to this site, nor now to CDisplay.

I've found dedicated .cbr readers to better on both the Mac (SimpleComic) and the PC than .pdf/.jpeg readers, with the neat keyboard shortcuts for page turning and intelligent resizing of single and double pages.

That said, that .pdf is more widespread and might be a good thing since it gives the site contents more (immediate) exposure.

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Re: BFTB Downloads Preference - PDF vs CBR

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So... which way did you vote, Monkfish?

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Re: BFTB Downloads Preference - PDF vs CBR

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I voted PDF as I know its easier from your point of view even tho I prefer CBR, but not by much more. I'm still not a fan of simpleview either. I liked it how it was. Bah humbug. Sorry.

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PDF is no easier than CBR from my point of view. Don't know why you thought that. So have you buggered up the whole vote then?

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Post by Chopper »

From the point of view that it will slow down thievery?

Did you change my vote then?

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I can't change your vote. You've ruined it for everyone! I HATE YOU!

Apparently thieves can rip open PDF's as easily as CBR's. What I need to do is lock them all with a password (after figuring out how), but I can do that with either format.

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Re: BFTB Downloads Preference - PDF vs CBR

Post by Chopper »

:cry: :cry: :cry:

Wellll..... why not just choose yourself? Mind you the poll has leaned in the direction I would prefer (by a Bee's dick) anyway. Rar is easy to password protect and a PITA to break.

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Re: BFTB Downloads Preference - PDF vs CBR

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Well yeah, me too. I far prefer CBR, but wanted to test the waters before changing it back.

Is there any way of mass-password protecting the 200-odd rar files in one go, do you know?

I'm reasonably certain that if I alter the poll to 'allow re-voting' it'll reset the score.

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