Since you are currently discussing PDF 1.3 vs. 1.4 issues, there's one thing not all of you may be aware of:
There's a relatively new standard called PDF/X-3. This is basically PDF 1.3 with a number of restrictions. Some can be handled by the user (all fonts must be embedded), some others must be adhered to by the PDF generator. The intention of PDF/X is to standardize on a PDF subset that can be handled without the usual problems in the prepress business (missing or mismatched fonts, color mismatches, trapping etc.). For more information see http://www.pdfx.info. There's also a freeware PDF/X preflight tool called PDF/X-3 Inspector (download URL: http://www.pdfx.info/download.html). The reason I'm mentioning this is that one of the restrictions of PDF/X-3 is that the PDF file may not be PDF 1.4 (I'm not sure if lower than 1.3 is ok). To pave the way for future PDF/X support, you may consider still supporting PDF 1.3 in the redesign code tree. At least perhaps make it configurable. Hope this information is useful. -- Cappelino Informationstechnologie GmbH Arnd Beißner --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
