Re: [TCLUG:18109] pdf

[Justin Coyne <jcoyne@software.umn.edu>]

We generate many pdf's dynamically, we write the postscript using perl,
then 

open(INFILE, "<postScriptFile");
open(DIST, "| /usr/local/adobe/AcroDist_2.1/bin/distill");
while ( <INFILE> ) {
  print DIST $_;
}

Of course I believe Adobe Distiller is pay software, but that's how we
handle it.

Justin Coyne <jcoyne@software.umn.edu>

"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of
the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by
violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison

On Wed, 24 May 2000, Mike Hicks wrote:

> Philip C Mendelsohn wrote:
> > 
> > Uh, stupid q:
> > 
> > What a good Linux way to make pdf files?
> 
> Well, that depends on what your source is.  If you start off with a
> LaTeX document that first turns into a .dvi, dvipdfm is a good
> conversion tool.  ps2pdf doesn't work all that well, IMHO, as output is
> usually pretty blurry and chunky (at least on screen -- it probably
> still prints nicely).  I think there is a pdflatex program, but I'm not
> sure if that just uses another tool to convert..
> 
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