Re: [OT] Windows spool file size

2004-03-16 Thread Jeremias Maerki
appreciated. -Original Message- From: Jeremias Maerki [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 4:52 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [OT] Windows spool file size It can't really be controlled. PDF is a very compact format (it uses a lot of compression). When you

RE: [OT] Windows spool file size

2004-03-16 Thread Prabhat Kumar (IT)
thanks very much. -Original Message- From: Jeremias Maerki [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 2:26 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [OT] Windows spool file size Sorry. GDI basically represents the graphics API from Windows and EMF is the file representation

[OT] Windows spool file size

2004-03-15 Thread Prabhat Kumar (IT)
Title: [OT] Windows spool file size Does anyone know if the spool file size can be controlled, if at all? We use FOP to generate PDF reports and a 60KB PDF file generates a spool file 10 times that size on Windows. What does spool file size depend on? Thanks, Prabhat.

Re: [OT] Windows spool file size

2004-03-15 Thread Jeremias Maerki
It can't really be controlled. PDF is a very compact format (it uses a lot of compression). When you print it on Windows a lot of so-called GDI (Graphics Device interface, I think) commands are generated which can be serialized as EMF files (enhanced metafiles). The printer driver converts GDI/EMF

RE: [OT] Windows spool file size

2004-03-15 Thread Prabhat Kumar (IT)
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [OT] Windows spool file size It can't really be controlled. PDF is a very compact format (it uses a lot of compression). When you print it on Windows a lot of so-called GDI (Graphics Device interface, I think) commands are generated which can be serialized as EMF