: Re: What does it mean that a pdf is "paginated"? I have quite often seen written somewhere that pdf is (or isn't) paginated. Maybe this term is used for other formats, too. I thought that this

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There is a relatively obscure feature of PDF called tagging that permits reflow. It is remotely possible that the word "paginated," when used in reference to a PDF, could mean "non-reflowable," but I doubt it. I doubt it, because my sense is that the vast majority of PDFs are not reflowable, and therefore it is the default situation, needing no qualification.

Even if a PDF is reflowable, my guess is that most PDF viewers would not know how to reflow them. So again, being "paginated," if that means "non-reflowable", is not generally worth mentioning, as it is of little consequence to most people. (Note that it is of great consequence to those trying to use a PDF with an assistive technology like a screen reader, but that is not most people.)

Despite these doubts, for completeness I thought I might record the remote possibility that "paginated" means "non-reflowable."

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