NoOp wrote: > Vidyaratha Kissoon wrote: >> Hi all >> I am using Open Office 2.0 in both XP and Ubuntu Linux >> I use the same file to create two PDFs.. in XP, the pdf is a nice >> small 76K file, in Ubuntu Dapper Linux, the pdf is 560K!! >> What could be the problem, >> Thanks >> > > My guess would be the fonts. Taking a sample from: > http://documentation.openoffice.org/ > How to Setup Multiple Screens under Linux ODT - PDF > > I find that 2.0.3 Win2KProfessional Export to PDF creates a 364KB PDF > file. [1] > > Using 2.0.3 Ubuntu 6.0.61 Export to PDF creates a 1007.4KB PDF file. > > However, when comparing the fonts in the document property settings I > find the standard TrueType and Adobe fonts in the windows document. When > looking at the same in the Ubuntu document I find that the fonts are > substituted with NibusRomNo9L, NimbusSanL etc., fonts. I guess in order > to comare properly you'd need to have the same fonts installed on both > systems. > > [1] Saving the same document using the following (Windows) programs > results in: > - PDFCreator Size=92.5KB > - PDF Creator w/no compression set Size=6.5MB > - Adobe Acrobat 4.x Size=117KB > > So I think that in order to compare properly you'd need to set up with: > 1) identical fonts, and 2) ensure compression settings are the same.
I can confirm that having the same fonts makes a difference. I loaded the basic TT fonts for Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install msttcorefonts and then recreated the PDF. The file size is now 650.4KB vs 1007.4KB in Ubuntu. Note: I still have some substitute fonts in the Ubuntu document, so I imagine that if I finally install all fonts used in the .odt file that the PDF's should approach the same size. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
