NoOp wrote: > 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.
Apologies for follow-ups to my own posts... however, I just installed my Adobe fonts on Ubuntu, did an Export as PDF in 2.0.3 on the same document and the PDF size is now 330.6KB (even smaller than the original on the website which is 359.4KB). So, here is what I recommend you do in Ubuntu: 1. From the terminal ap: sudo apt-get install msttcorefonts that will install the basic Microsoft TT core fonts. 2. Create a .fonts directory in your home directory: cd / mkdir ./fonts then copy whatever fonts you use on your XP system to the ./fonts directory. Ubuntu Linux will pick them up and so will OOo and whatever other application you use. That should fix your problem. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
