Re: Making PDF document in KWord
Aryan Ameri wrote: Hi There: When I want to make a PDF document with KWord (Using print menu), KWord is able to make a pdf file, but the result is crappy, many words are not in their original position, and all in all, it is unreadable. However, making PostScript files works fine, but anyway, windoze users can't view PS files. Is there any reason why the resulted PDF files are like this? Any way I can repair this? BTW, I am using KOffice 1.2.1, on KDE 3.1.0 RC 5 Cheers Can't answer your question, but you might try making a PS file, and then run ps2pdf against it to create a PDF file from the PS file. Maybe your results will be better. Kent -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Making PDF document in KWord
On Tuesday 25 March 2003 15:21, Kent West wrote: Aryan Ameri wrote: When I want to make a PDF document with KWord (Using print menu), KWord is able to make a pdf file, but the result is crappy, many words are not in their original position, and all in all, it is unreadable. However, making PostScript files works fine, but anyway, windoze users can't view PS files. Is there any reason why the resulted PDF files are like this? Any way I can repair this? BTW, I am using KOffice 1.2.1, on KDE 3.1.0 RC 5 Can't answer your question, but you might try making a PS file, and then run ps2pdf against it to create a PDF file from the PS file. Maybe your results will be better. Well, I guess I know where the problem is being caused. As I said, I can make PS files perfectly, and I can pdf them with ps2pdf.However, ps2pdf12 ( which produced pdf version 1.2 documents ) works great, but when I try ps2pdf13 ( version 1.3) or ps2pdf14 (version 1.4 ), the resulted files are crappy and unreadable. I guess because KWord also defaults to pdf version 1.3, that's why the problem occures. Any ideas on why pdf 1.2 documents are produced perfectly, but when I try to convert a PS file into PDF 1.3, the resulted file is unreadable ? Cheers -- /* Those who do not understand Unix *are condemned to reinvent it, poorly */ -UNDEAD Evil GNU/Linux Aryan Ameri -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Making PDF document in KWord
Hi There: When I want to make a PDF document with KWord (Using print menu), KWord is able to make a pdf file, but the result is crappy, many words are not in their original position, and all in all, it is unreadable. However, making PostScript files works fine, but anyway, windoze users can't view PS files. Is there any reason why the resulted PDF files are like this? Any way I can repair this? BTW, I am using KOffice 1.2.1, on KDE 3.1.0 RC 5 Cheers -- /* Those who do not understand Unix *are condemned to reinvent it, poorly */ -UNDEAD Evil GNU/Linux Aryan Ameri -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Making PDF document in KWord
On Wed, Mar 19, 2003 at 11:06:47AM +0200, Aryan Ameri wrote: Hi There: When I want to make a PDF document with KWord (Using print menu), KWord is able to make a pdf file, but the result is crappy, many words are not in their original position, and all in all, it is unreadable. However, making PostScript files works fine, but anyway, windoze users can't view PS files. Is there any reason why the resulted PDF files are like this? Any way I can repair this? BTW, I am using KOffice 1.2.1, on KDE 3.1.0 RC 5 I don't use KWord, but I have some experience creating PDF documents using TeX. You can create a PS document with TeX and then convert it to PDF using 'ps2pdf'; the result is usually poor. Perhaps KWord is merely creating a PS document and then converting it using 'ps2pdf'? BTW, using 'texi2pdf' to create a PDF using TeX works really well for me thus far. I don't create really advanced PDFs with hyperlinks and all the extras, I just create PDFs so windows people feel useful. -- Nathan Norman - Incanus Networking mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement. -- Unattributed -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Making PDF document in KWord
Nathan E Norman [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: You can create a PS document with TeX and then convert it to PDF using 'ps2pdf'; the result is usually poor. Try making your ps file with dvips -Ppdf file.dvi -o file.ps . That will use outline fonts for Computer Modern, which is probably what the problem is. Perhaps KWord is merely creating a PS document and then converting it using 'ps2pdf'? Last I looked at it, KWord's PS output outputted PostScript Type 3 fonts, which display poorly in Acrobat Reader. I don't know if it still does this, though, I'd need to see a sample PDF from kword to tell. (I don't have it installed.) -- Alan Shutko [EMAIL PROTECTED] - I am the rocks. Looking for a developer in St. Louis? http://web.springies.com/~ats/ Runs, ducks and weaves, cackling hysterically into the night -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Making PDF document in KWord
-- Aryan Ameri [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote (on Wednesday, 19 March 2003, 11:06 AM +0200): When I want to make a PDF document with KWord (Using print menu), KWord is able to make a pdf file, but the result is crappy, many words are not in their original position, and all in all, it is unreadable. However, making PostScript files works fine, but anyway, windoze users can't view PS files. If the PS file looks fine, try using ps2pdf and see if that works. (I actually use watchd to watch a directory to which I print PS files; watchd then converts them to PDF. This works well for 95% of my needs.) -- Matthew Weier O'Phinney [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://matthew.weierophinney.net -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Making PDF document in KWord
--- Nathan E Norman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, Mar 19, 2003 at 11:06:47AM +0200, Aryan Ameri wrote: Hi There: When I want to make a PDF document with KWord (Using print menu), KWord is able to make a pdf file, but the result is crappy, many words are not in their original position, and all in all, it is unreadable. However, making PostScript files works fine, but anyway, windoze users can't view PS files. Is there any reason why the resulted PDF files are like this? Any way I can repair this? BTW, I am using KOffice 1.2.1, on KDE 3.1.0 RC 5 I don't use KWord, but I have some experience creating PDF documents using TeX. You can create a PS document with TeX and then convert it to PDF using 'ps2pdf'; the result is usually poor. Perhaps better is to use pdflatex or pdftex (for plain) Jan Perhaps KWord is merely creating a PS document and then converting it using 'ps2pdf'? BTW, using 'texi2pdf' to create a PDF using TeX works really well for me thus far. I don't create really advanced PDFs with hyperlinks and all the extras, I just create PDFs so windows people feel useful. -- Nathan Norman - Incanus Networking mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement. -- Unattributed -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Making PDF document in KWord
On Wed, Mar 19, 2003 at 10:12:04AM -0500, Alan Shutko wrote: Nathan E Norman [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: You can create a PS document with TeX and then convert it to PDF using 'ps2pdf'; the result is usually poor. Try making your ps file with dvips -Ppdf file.dvi -o file.ps . That will use outline fonts for Computer Modern, which is probably what the problem is. Uh, _I_ know how to create PDF documents that look just fine; I'm trying to help the OP figure out why KWord creates crappy PDFs but PS documents that look fine. Please read the entire email before replying. You seem to have snipped the OP's problem and the part where I state I have made PDFs that look decent. Perhaps KWord is merely creating a PS document and then converting it using 'ps2pdf'? Last I looked at it, KWord's PS output outputted PostScript Type 3 fonts, which display poorly in Acrobat Reader. I don't know if it still does this, though, I'd need to see a sample PDF from kword to tell. (I don't have it installed.) Clearly this is the problem. Does KWord output TeX files directly? Otherwise, how can the OP solve his problem? [I don't use KWord] -- Nathan Norman - Incanus Networking mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Warning: dates in calendar are closer than they appear. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
