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Ahh, impressive. In that case, I'd go back to my original response … if you're linking to content you don't control, use a link that you do control so that you can redirect as needed. But then I'm sure you've already thought of that.
I'm doing almost exclusively print these days, but those interactive projects still interest me. Please keep us posted as the project develops.
On Thursday, January 29, 2009 3:17pm, "Michael Brady" <bradydesign-AT-embarqmail.com> said:
>
> On Jan 29, 2009, at 3:55 PM, Landry Butler wrote:
>
>> I wonder if a CD is the best format for your project. It would
>> require additional authoring and production time. Could you get the
>> same functionality from a PDF? PDFs do links well and have the added
>> advantage of being formatted like a book. In fact, you could take
>> the same file and use it for both — the printer could create the
>> book from the same PDF used for the interactive version.
>
> I can't go into any particulars right now, but the CD will be far more
> interactive than an internally-linked PDF, at least as the project
> looks right now. Think of interactive elements, like this
>
> www.visualthesaurus.com/
>
> but not that spectacular! More like
>
> A is linked to B; B is linked to C
> C is x of A; B is y of D
>
> F occurs in a list of D, E, F, G, H, I, J
> and in a list of F, H, K, N, Q, T
>
> In any event, the user can see the data as it's presented in the book
> (lists and diagrams), but can click on any data point (item or entry)
> and see other configurations or arrangements.
>
>
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> Michael Brady
> michaelb-AT-michaelbradydesign.com
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I'm doing almost exclusively print these days, but those interactive projects still interest me. Please keep us posted as the project develops.
On Thursday, January 29, 2009 3:17pm, "Michael Brady" <bradydesign-AT-embarqmail.com> said:
>
> On Jan 29, 2009, at 3:55 PM, Landry Butler wrote:
>
>> I wonder if a CD is the best format for your project. It would
>> require additional authoring and production time. Could you get the
>> same functionality from a PDF? PDFs do links well and have the added
>> advantage of being formatted like a book. In fact, you could take
>> the same file and use it for both — the printer could create the
>> book from the same PDF used for the interactive version.
>
> I can't go into any particulars right now, but the CD will be far more
> interactive than an internally-linked PDF, at least as the project
> looks right now. Think of interactive elements, like this
>
> www.visualthesaurus.com/
>
> but not that spectacular! More like
>
> A is linked to B; B is linked to C
> C is x of A; B is y of D
>
> F occurs in a list of D, E, F, G, H, I, J
> and in a list of F, H, K, N, Q, T
>
> In any event, the user can see the data as it's presented in the book
> (lists and diagrams), but can click on any data point (item or entry)
> and see other configurations or arrangements.
>
>
> | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
> Michael Brady
> michaelb-AT-michaelbradydesign.com
>
>
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