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Re: ps and pdf question
From: |
Laura Conrad |
Subject: |
Re: ps and pdf question |
Date: |
Fri, 12 Jan 2007 17:42:46 -0500 |
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>>>>> "Han-Wen" == Han-Wen Nienhuys <address@hidden> writes:
>> My question is: can one dispense with the Postscript file
>> altogether? I just use the pdf and always delete the ps file.
>> Is there a way to save a step and processing time by just not
>> producing the ps file in the first place?
Han-Wen> No, the PDF is produced from the PS. The PS uses an
Han-Wen> embedded CFF font that is binary data. You'd have to
Han-Wen> check out the Postscript standard to see what printers
Han-Wen> can handle this.
But if we aren't going to consider it a bug when the postscript file
doesn't print, shouldn't we treat it as a temporary file and delete it
for the user instead of leaving it there? I used to usually print the
postscript files, and I still forget and try to do it sometimes, and
it doesn't work with my current printer.
--
Laura (mailto:address@hidden , http://www.laymusic.org/ )
(617) 661-8097 fax: (501) 641-5011
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- Re: ps and pdf question, Tim Reeves, 2007/01/12
- Re: ps and pdf question, John Mandereau, 2007/01/12
- Re: ps and pdf question, Han-Wen Nienhuys, 2007/01/12
- Re: ps and pdf question,
Laura Conrad <=
- Re: ps and pdf question, James E. Bailey, 2007/01/12
- Re: ps and pdf question, Graham Percival, 2007/01/12
- Re: ps and pdf question, Karl Hammar, 2007/01/13
- Re: ps and pdf question, Thomas Scharkowski, 2007/01/13
- Re: ps and pdf question, Christopher Culver, 2007/01/13
- Re: ps and pdf question, Karl Hammar, 2007/01/14
- Re: ps and pdf question, Gilles Sadowski, 2007/01/13
- Re: ps and pdf question, Roland Goretzki, 2007/01/13
- Re: ps and pdf question, Werner LEMBERG, 2007/01/13
- Re: ps and pdf question, Gilles Sadowski, 2007/01/14