Thanks, guys, the PDF generator it works fine in Windows Word 7. If you look very close, though, you will see that formatting has changed in OO when you loaded it from the docx from Word.
Another frustrating thing is that all my defined styles are gone from the version on the Mac. I'll try OO again.... (This only matters for publishing, not content, but I am TRYING to make it look better..) -Owen On Dec 15, 6:14 am, Patrick Fitzgerald <[email protected]> wrote: > The docx format is simply a RAR archive containing all of the media and a > series of XML documents describing the document formats. I haven't checked > online but I'd imagine this format is easy to convert to PDF and there's > probably a script/utility out there to do this already. > > On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 4:44 AM, jzakiya <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Dec 14, 6:45 pm, Owen Dall <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Thanks, Dave, I'll take a look. > > > > The one problem i that PrimoPDF only seems to be for Windwows/ > > > > I ended up using the Mac version of MS Word. You would think that the > > > *docx* format would work back and forth between windows and Mac. For the > > > most part, yes. That last 10% that needs to be reformatted can be a > > pain.. > > > > On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 5:54 PM, Dave Porter <[email protected] > > >wrote: > > > > > I use PrimoPDF ! > > > > > On Dec 15, 6:38 am, Owen Dall <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > OpenOffice was a royal pain...screwed up all my formatting and would > > > > crash > > > > > frequently... > > > > > > On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 4:51 PM, blueHandTalking <[email protected]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > Can you use Open Office to do this? > > > > > > > I thought newer versions supported generating pdf. > > > > > > > Jet > > > > > > > On Dec 14, 1:45 pm, Owen <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Mmmm... Mac MS Word just tool an 18 MB file and made a 340 mb > > PDF. > > > > > > > Not good...: -) > > > > > > > > On Dec 14, 10:57 am, Andy Orahood <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > I would recommend also having the book in HTML form to make it > > as > > > > > > > > accessible as possible for the greatest number of users. I > > usually > > > > > > > > find what I"m looking for on the cookbook.hobocentral.net site > > by > > > > > > > > googling, and I think Hobo would benefit from having the book > > be > > > > > > > > accessible as pages on the web, too. > > > > > > > > > On Dec 14, 9:52 am, Owen Dall <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, getting a PDF is next... > > > > > > > > > > 2009/12/13 François Beausoleil < > > [email protected]> > > > > > > > > > > > Very good stuff! I only read Tom's intro, and I would > > agree > > > > with > > > > > > Paul > > > > > > > > > > that a PDF would be very good. > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > > > > > François > > > > > > > > > > > On 12 déc, 08:38, Owen <[email protected]> wrote: > > >http://barquinagility.wordpress.com/2009/12/12/final-content-of-rapid. > > > > .. > > > > > > > > > > > > Please test the index at the back for relevance. > > > > > > > > > > > > * Will replace screen shots and references in the > > > > installation > > > > > > section > > > > > > > > > > > with Rails 2.3.5 and Hobo 1.0.... > > > > > > > > > > > > * Waiting for the artist's picture to replace the Acela > > train > > > > on > > > > > > the > > > > > > > > > > > cover. > > > > > > > > > > > > * Kristian's tutorial has final edits to be included > > > > > > > > > > > > Any feedback/edits encouraged! > > > > > > > > > > > > -Owen > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the > > > > Google > > > > > > Groups > > > > > > > > > > "Hobo Users" group. > > > > > > > > > > To post to this group, send email to > > > > [email protected]. > > > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > > > > > > > [email protected]<hobousers%[email protected]> > > <hobousers%[email protected]<hobousers%[email protected]> > > > > > <hobousers%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups .com> > > > > > > <hobousers%[email protected]<hobousers%[email protected]> > > <hobousers%[email protected]<hobousers%[email protected]> > > > > > <hobousers%252bunsubscr...@googleg roups.com> > > > > > > > > > > > . > > > > > > > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > > > > > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/hobousers?hl=en. > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > > > Owen > > > > > > > > > > Owen Dall > > > > > > > > > Barquin International > > > > > > > > > 410-991-0811 > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > > Groups > > > > > > "Hobo Users" group. > > > > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > > > [email protected]<hobousers%[email protected]> > > <hobousers%[email protected]<hobousers%[email protected]> > > > > > <hobousers%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups .com> > > > > > > . > > > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/hobousers?hl=en. > > > > > > -- > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Owen > > > > > > Owen Dall > > > > > Barquin International > > > > > 410-991-0811 > > > > > -- > > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups > > > > "Hobo Users" group. > > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > [email protected]<hobousers%[email protected]> > > <hobousers%[email protected]<hobousers%[email protected]> > > > > > . > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/hobousers?hl=en. > > > > -- > > > Thanks, > > > > Owen > > > > Owen Dall > > > Barquin International > > > 410-991-0811 > > > FYI I opened the MS .doc file (16.7 MB) with OpenOffice 3.1 on my > > Linux system > > and then used the pdf generator to save it as a 14.2 MB file, using > > the default > > settings of the generator (just clicked on the pdf icon). So the OOo > > generated > > pdf came in 2.5 MB smaller than the .doc source file. > > > It displays with no problems with Adobe and KPDF readers. > > > So, OOo makes a great pdf generator, if nothing else, and is cross- > > platform. > > > Jabari > > on > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Hobo Users" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]<hobousers%[email protected]> > > . > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/hobousers?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Hobo Users" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hobousers?hl=en.
