[users] Scribus will not open PDF files created by OOo
It seems that there may be a problem with PDF files created by OOo (or a problem with Scribus, which is possible). PDF file created by OOo 3.0 and 3.1 on Ubuntu are unreadable by Scribus on that same OS. I have not checked other versions or OSes. Does anyone here know how to determine if a file is a legal PDF, in order to decide if it is OOo not creating legal PDFs or Scribus that is not reading legal PDFs? Thanks! -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Scribus will not open PDF files created by OOo
Why are you opening pdfs in Scribus? I've always thought of PDFs as a final output, not a file to be edited. Dotan Cohen wrote: It seems that there may be a problem with PDF files created by OOo (or a problem with Scribus, which is possible). PDF file created by OOo 3.0 and 3.1 on Ubuntu are unreadable by Scribus on that same OS. I have not checked other versions or OSes. Does anyone here know how to determine if a file is a legal PDF, in order to decide if it is OOo not creating legal PDFs or Scribus that is not reading legal PDFs? Thanks! - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Scribus will not open PDF files created by OOo
The PDF readers Foxit and Adobe read all pdf and hybrid pdf files I have generated with OO.o. 2.x and 3.x. If there is indeed a verifier for PDF other than the several interpreters out there, I'd like to know about it. David Dotan Cohen wrote: It seems that there may be a problem with PDF files created by OOo (or a problem with Scribus, which is possible). PDF file created by OOo 3.0 and 3.1 on Ubuntu are unreadable by Scribus on that same OS. I have not checked other versions or OSes. Does anyone here know how to determine if a file is a legal PDF, in order to decide if it is OOo not creating legal PDFs or Scribus that is not reading legal PDFs? Thanks! - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Scribus will not open PDF files created by OOo
Why are you opening pdfs in Scribus? I've always thought of PDFs as a final output, not a file to be edited. I am triaging a bug for another user. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Scribus will not open PDF files created by OOo
The PDF readers Foxit and Adobe read all pdf and hybrid pdf files I have generated with OO.o. 2.x and 3.x. If there is indeed a verifier for PDF other than the several interpreters out there, I'd like to know about it. It would be reasonable to assume that readers could read _some_ not-legal documents. Depending on the flaws, of course. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Scribus will not open PDF files created by OOo
Dotan, To test I tried to open known good, created with Acrobat, in Scribus and get an error. It would seem the problem is with the Scribus. Hope this helps. Dotan Cohen wrote: It seems that there may be a problem with PDF files created by OOo (or a problem with Scribus, which is possible). PDF file created by OOo 3.0 and 3.1 on Ubuntu are unreadable by Scribus on that same OS. I have not checked other versions or OSes. Does anyone here know how to determine if a file is a legal PDF, in order to decide if it is OOo not creating legal PDFs or Scribus that is not reading legal PDFs? Thanks! -- Andy Brown La Mesa, CA 91942 www.the-martin-byrd.net/openoffice.org.html OpenOffice.org Community Distributor CD/OEM Distribution Project member Documentation Project member Marketing Project member https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclickhosted_button_id=5634693https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclickhosted_button_id=5634693 - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Scribus will not open PDF files created by OOo
To test I tried to open known good, created with Acrobat, in Scribus and get an error. It would seem the problem is with the Scribus. Hope this helps. Thanks, Andy, that's great to know. If there is no sensitive info in that file, and you wouldn't mind me posting it to a bug report, then I'd appreciate if you would send to me the file in private mail. Thanks! -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Scribus will not open PDF files created by OOo
Dotan Cohen wrote: To test I tried to open known good, created with Acrobat, in Scribus and get an error. It would seem the problem is with the Scribus. Hope this helps. Thanks, Andy, that's great to know. If there is no sensitive info in that file, and you wouldn't mind me posting it to a bug report, then I'd appreciate if you would send to me the file in private mail. Thanks! I'm not so sure you wouldn't want to file it with the Scribus buglist. A cursory check of Scribus revealed no known bugs matching that description. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Scribus will not open PDF files created by OOo
I'm not so sure you wouldn't want to file it with the Scribus buglist. A cursory check of Scribus revealed no known bugs matching that description. That's a hard one for me! Do you mean to say: I'm sure you would want to file it with the Scribus buglist ? Because that is what I intend to do. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Scribus will not open PDF files created by OOo
Dotan, The file I use can be found via a link at www.dhs.gov find the link to the I-9 form on the main page. I have also loaded this file into PDFill which is the closest I have found to Acrobat as an pdf editor and it loads and allows editing. Dotan Cohen wrote: Thanks, Andy, that's great to know. If there is no sensitive info in that file, and you wouldn't mind me posting it to a bug report, then I'd appreciate if you would send to me the file in private mail. Thanks! -- Andy Brown La Mesa, CA 91942 www.the-martin-byrd.net/openoffice.org.html OpenOffice.org Community Distributor CD/OEM Distribution Project member Documentation Project member Marketing Project member - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Scribus will not open PDF files created by OOo
Dotan Cohen wrote: It seems that there may be a problem with PDF files created by OOo (or a problem with Scribus, which is possible). PDF file created by OOo 3.0 and 3.1 on Ubuntu are unreadable by Scribus on that same OS. I have not checked other versions or OSes. Does anyone here know how to determine if a file is a legal PDF, in order to decide if it is OOo not creating legal PDFs or Scribus that is not reading legal PDFs? Thanks! As far as I know, Scribus will export, but not import PDF. It will import a Draw file, so perhaps you can import the PDF into Draw and go that way. . -- Use OpenOffice.org http://www.openoffice.org - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Scribus will not open PDF files created by OOo
On Sat, 30 May 2009 09:28:39 -0600 John Meyer pueblonat...@opensuse.us dijo: Why are you opening pdfs in Scribus? I've always thought of PDFs as a final output, not a file to be edited. I don't know what Dotan is using the PDFs for, but I export specific selections from OOo as PDFs to place in Scribus because I need the formatting that OOo has and which is lacking in Scribus, e.g., tables and fomulas. I am using 1.3.5Rc1. Having said that, placing a PDF directly in Scribus means Scribus will rasterize it. Vectors are much better for my work, so I import the PDF into Inkscape first, save as SVG, and place the SVG into Scribus. Inkscape has a terrific PDF import feature, although it does it one page at a time. An even faster way is to print to PS file and place the PS file directly in Scribus. This way Scribus will preserve the vectors and I don't have to go through Inkscape. However, I do still go through Inkscape occasionally because sometimes Scribus does strange things when importing a PS file - elements get messed up. For example, a table of two columns had numbers in the left column and firmulas in the right column. When I placed the PS file into Scribus the numbers were half again their original size (12 points). The PS file was fine as viewed in Ghostscript. I opened the PS file in Inkscape, which also imported it correctly, saved as SVG, and placed the SVG into Scribus. Scribus imported the SVG correctly. (I have filed a bug report on the PS import issues.) And once in a while OOo will print incorrectly to PS, but will export correctly to PDF, or I can print to PDF with CUPS-PDF as an alternative workaround. Among the bugs in OOo, Scribus 1.3.5 and Inkscape, which abound in all three, sometimes I have to try several workarounds before I get things right. But so far I have always succeeded. And I always try printing to PS first, because that is the simplest and most direct. -- - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
Re: [users] Scribus will not open PDF files created by OOo
On Sat, 30 May 2009 09:28:39 -0600 John Meyer pueblonat...@opensuse.us dijo: Why are you opening pdfs in Scribus? I've always thought of PDFs as a final output, not a file to be edited. I don't know what Dotan is using the PDFs for, but I export specific selections from OOo as PDFs to place in Scribus because I need the formatting that OOo has and which is lacking in Scribus, e.g., tables and fomulas. I am using 1.3.5Rc1. Having said that, placing a PDF directly in Scribus means Scribus will rasterize it. Vectors are much better for my work, so I import the PDF into Inkscape first, save as SVG, and place the SVG into Scribus. Inkscape has a terrific PDF import feature, although it does it one page at a time. An even faster way is to print to PS file and place the PS file directly in Scribus. This way Scribus will preserve the vectors and I don't have to go through Inkscape. However, I do still go through Inkscape occasionally because sometimes Scribus does strange things when importing a PS file - elements get messed up. For example, a table of two columns had numbers in the left column and firmulas in the right column. When I placed the PS file into Scribus the numbers were half again their original size (12 points). The PS file was fine as viewed in Ghostscript. I opened the PS file in Inkscape, which also imported it correctly, saved as SVG, and placed the SVG into Scribus. Scribus imported the SVG correctly. (I have filed a bug report on the PS import issues.) And once in a while OOo will print incorrectly to PS, but will export correctly to PDF, or I can print to PDF with CUPS-PDF as an alternative workaround. Among the bugs in OOo, Scribus 1.3.5 and Inkscape, which abound in all three, sometimes I have to try several workarounds before I get things right. But so far I have always succeeded. And I always try printing to PS first, because that is the simplest and most direct. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.org
