Leonard Rosenthol on Wed, 14 Nov 2001 16:10:12 +0100


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Re: [PLUG] PDF read/write


At 09:36 AM 11/14/2001 -0500, Jon Nelson wrote:
You can print a document to a postscript file and then convert it to PDF
using ps2pdf.  If you don't have ps2pdf I think it comes w/ ghostscript.

It does - but make sure you have at LEAST Ghostscript 6.x (7.x preferred), as 5.x makes REALLY CRAPPY PDF files...



Also there is a pretty cool article about setting this up w/ samba shares at:
http://www.linuxgazette.com/issue72/bright.html

Excellent article!

My only comment (which I already sent to the author) is that you should NOT use "just any" Postscript driver for Windows (and ESPECIALLY NOT the HP ones!) since the printer/PPD that you pick will determines the features of the Postscript and therefore the PDF as well.

(eg. if you select a PPD for a printer that is a Level 1 Black & White printer, you will get VERY DIFFERENT PS/PDF files than if you selected a Level 3 Color printer).


LDR


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