[Top posting error corrected.] On Tue, 22 Nov 2005 00:27:35 +0100, Carsten Hammer wrote:
> Ross Presser wrote: >> On Fri, 18 Nov 2005 10:39:58 +0000 (UTC), John Smith wrote: >> >>>Hi, >>> >>>I was wondering if it was possible to convert any PostScript files to PDF >>>with the iText API. I guess the answer is no (we can only add EPS files) >>>but I wanted to be sure. >> >> No, this operation is known as distillation; you want either ghostscript or >> the Distiller portion of Adobe Acrobat. >> >> When iText adds an EPS, it is actually ignoring the postscript content and >> using only the bitmap preview. (Paulo, please correct me if I'm wrong.) > In fact itext uses the postscript engine from > http://java.sun.com/products/java-media/2D/samples/ > which knows most commands of the postscript language but not all. > You can easily showthis if you add a postscript programm like this to > your document: Thank you for the correction. I had no idea there was a ps engine built in there. ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the JBoss Inc. Get Certified Today Register for a JBoss Training Course. Free Certification Exam for All Training Attendees Through End of 2005. For more info visit: http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7628&alloc_id=16845&op=click _______________________________________________ iText-questions mailing list iText-questions@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions
