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> HTML doesn't really have that same benefit.

Yes, it does.




Not really, look at the myriad rendering issues between the most popular browsers. PDF should result in pixel-for-pixel reproducibility, browsers don't do that in practice.

That's why we still test pages in different browsers and end up using browser specific code to ensure proper rendering - which often only reaches the 'close enough' format.


Not sure if pixel-perfect matters for consuming papers.


No way. We're testing in multiple browsers because of Javascript only.




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