https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=41376
--- Comment #2 from Todd <toddandma...@gmail.com> 2011-10-02 18:54:57 PDT ---
Hi Rainer,
Others who would use this feature would be anyone who needs a post script file,
such as those using Hyla FAX or other fax utilities.
Ordinarily, most Linux programs has a "print to file" listed as one of the
available printers. Firefox, Eye of gNome, etc.. This allows the user to
easily print to either a Post Script or a PDF. You have removed this feature.
Also, ordinarily, if one installs the "cups-pdf" utility, you can select CUPS
PDF printer and print directly as a PDF to your desktop or if you give CUPS PDF
a file location CUPS PDF will output a Post Script (not a PDF) file to that
location. This feature is not usable in Libre Office as the output of the file
created by Libre Office through CUP PDF is severely corrupted.
Yes, I have in the past installed a Apple Laser Writer in CUPS to work around
this problem. It is not intuitive to the user. It is a huge pain in the neck
to remember how to use it. It is far easier just to export to a PDF, then open
Evince and use the typical Linux "print to file" utility to create a Post
Script file.
Now, if I am remembering correctly, you must first create a Post Script file
before creating a PDF. It would be super if you would allow the Post Script
file you create before creating the PDF to be saved. Libre Office's "file",
"Export to PDF", "File Type" would be the perfect place to put such thing.
("File Type" currently only has one item in it, the dialog does not need to be
there if you are not going to add items to it.)
And, you'd earn my undying gratitude. Maybe not of others, but mine should be
large enough to cover the rest.
How did I do? Did I convince you?
Many thanks,
-T
p.s. you could always fix the print to CUPS PDF problem. That would work too.
It would be better to do it in "Export to PDF" as most distributions do not
install cups-pdf by default and we want to make this intuitive to the user.
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