Comments on: Wrestling with Scribd’s fullscreen display http://www.contentious.com/2010/01/04/wrestling-with-scribds-fullscreen-display/ Amy Gahran's news and musings on how we communicate in the online age. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:36:42 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jeremy http://www.contentious.com/2010/01/04/wrestling-with-scribds-fullscreen-display/comment-page-1/#comment-1230043 Jeremy Tue, 26 Jan 2010 04:26:15 +0000 http://www.contentious.com/?p=3069#comment-1230043 This isn't working in fullscreen on FF. I'm also having trouble with a Drupal site running scribd full screen on FF. Works perfectly on Safari and Chrome though. I like the Scribd functionality personally for easy presentation to folks. Just a quick click on the link, and they're there. The less processing the better. This isn’t working in fullscreen on FF. I’m also having trouble with a Drupal site running scribd full screen on FF. Works perfectly on Safari and Chrome though. I like the Scribd functionality personally for easy presentation to folks. Just a quick click on the link, and they’re there. The less processing the better.

]]> By: Krzysztof http://www.contentious.com/2010/01/04/wrestling-with-scribds-fullscreen-display/comment-page-1/#comment-1229852 Krzysztof Wed, 06 Jan 2010 13:26:28 +0000 http://www.contentious.com/?p=3069#comment-1229852 You may be interested in using Azouk - http://www.azouk.com to store your documents online. You may be interested in using Azouk – http://www.azouk.com to store your documents online.

]]> By: Amy Gahran http://www.contentious.com/2010/01/04/wrestling-with-scribds-fullscreen-display/comment-page-1/#comment-1229846 Amy Gahran Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:41:34 +0000 http://www.contentious.com/?p=3069#comment-1229846 Ah, Stephen, my own personal ray of sunshine, so nice to have you back :-) As for posting this content in HTML: That would require reformatting the original documents in HTML, which is a lot of work -- especially for lengthy government docs. The value of a service like scribd is the embedding, providing people a way to see the document in the browser without having to download a file and open it. Oh, and it provides and easy way for people to share the file too. All very valuable for folks who are not very web savvy; who mainly just know how to click links in their browser. Which is true for a large proportion of target audiences for hyperlocal sites. Scribd does allow easy downloading too. Scribd happens to have nicer-looking embedding -- but if the fullscreen function clashes with the site CMS, I'll have to switch to another service. - Amy Gahran Ah, Stephen, my own personal ray of sunshine, so nice to have you back :-)

As for posting this content in HTML: That would require reformatting the original documents in HTML, which is a lot of work — especially for lengthy government docs.

The value of a service like scribd is the embedding, providing people a way to see the document in the browser without having to download a file and open it. Oh, and it provides and easy way for people to share the file too.

All very valuable for folks who are not very web savvy; who mainly just know how to click links in their browser. Which is true for a large proportion of target audiences for hyperlocal sites.

Scribd does allow easy downloading too.

Scribd happens to have nicer-looking embedding — but if the fullscreen function clashes with the site CMS, I’ll have to switch to another service.

- Amy Gahran

]]> By: Stephen Downes http://www.contentious.com/2010/01/04/wrestling-with-scribds-fullscreen-display/comment-page-1/#comment-1229845 Stephen Downes Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:28:22 +0000 http://www.contentious.com/?p=3069#comment-1229845 What problem is Scribd solving? You were able to post content online perfectly easily using HTML or PDF. What value is Scribd adding, especially for the inconvenience it offers readers? What problem is Scribd solving? You were able to post content online perfectly easily using HTML or PDF. What value is Scribd adding, especially for the inconvenience it offers readers?

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