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On Thu, Jan 15, 2004 at 01:09:51AM +0000 or thereabouts, stu seven wrote: > > The PDF list is a service provided by PDFzone.com | http://www.pdfzone.com > __________________________________________________________________ > > I'm having a serious problem with PDF files... not in > producing them, but in archiving these on CDs. > > The problem occurs ONLY when trying to burn a CD > with mixed-format PDFs... font text WITH some kind of > graphic file included on the page (i.e, a small JPG)... > ...further, the problem ONLY occurs when I try to mix this > variety of files with "regular" files... simple JPGs, plain text > files, etc... > ...this is to say, with a directory full of the combined > font/and/graphic PDFs, no problem is encountered producing > a CD... whereas any attempt to burn this directory with > a mix of other files ALWAYS fails. I have a variety of empty > CD cases if anyone is interested :) > > There are in fact several work-arounds... one of which was > already mentioned... but of course, what I want is simply to > save all my files, as they are, in their original directories on the > hard drive, to the CD. > > It's an odd problem... and, again, if ALL your documents > are of the same format and style, this wont occur. > > I have the same problem with cdrecord/mkisofs or > with commercial CD programs. Sorting files and burning > smaller CDs is currently the only solution I've found. Ok so you're using GNU utils, probably on Linux right? If you're having a problem with cdrecord and/or mkisofs, what makes you think this is a PDF issue? Come on, you're having a system/user issue... > Anybody encountered this before... or, better yet, > know the solution ? It does seem to be PDF-specific. Try asking on your Linux distro list. It's an problems with your setup, not PDF's. -- Stephen --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest guy in the NBA is Chinese, the Swiss hold the Americas Cup, France is accusing the US of arrogance, Germany doesn't want to go to war, and the three most powerful men in America are named 'Bush', 'Dick', and 'Colon'" --unknown To change your subscription: http://www.pdfzone.com/discussions/lists-pdf.html
