> Since Adobe would like to sell more copies of the full blown Acrobat, it > makes sense for them not to provide a validator to help 3rd party pdf > creation software ... > That's kind of my point, the validator is also third party. So it makes some assumptions on pdf files. That's why I was wondering if there's an official pdf spec that details what or how a pdf is created. If not, it's just another piece of code that does something, but 'what' is unknown.
Why would other pdf files pass the validator and Legacy not? There's lots of possible reasons for that. Maybe Legacy is using some feature of pdfs that the validator does 'know about', or other programs aren't using. I certainly don't know for sure, but before it can be said that it's a Legacy problem I would think those questions would need to be answered. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of C.G. > Ouimet > Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 11:49 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] PDF files --- and the rest of the world > > > Since Adobe would like to sell more copies of the full blown Acrobat, it > makes sense for them not to provide a validator to help 3rd party pdf > creation software ... > > At 2004-12-22 02:44 PM, you wrote: > >At 12/22/2004 12:43 PM, Dave Keeney wrote: > >> > Legacy PDF files have been shown to fail a verification suite. > >> > >>What verification suite is this? > > > > From a message I posted around 10/20/2004 > > > > About a moon ago, Sharon was having trouble with > > PDF files. I was interested in this problem so I > > cast about looking for a PDF validator. I wasn't > > able to find much. There is a free, Java-based > > toolkit called Multivalent that includes a .pdf > > validator. I downloaded it but never got around > > to trying it. Until now. > > > >Try googling Multivalent. > > > >>I assume it must be an Adobe Verification > >>suite but I can't find it. Can you show me where to get this? > > > >You would think that there would be a PDF validations suite from Adobe. > >Maybe there is but I don't know about it. > > > >>And also, is the pdf format published somewhere? > > > >Maybe, but again I know not where. > > > >Dennis Nichols > > > C.G. Ouimet > Kingston, Ontario Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
