Re: [NF] oddball PDF file print/size issue

2012-12-18 Thread Ken Kixmoeller (ProFox)
There are myriad different compression options for PDFs, though I do not know how to make these choices in CutePDF. I could give you an hour or so in Acrobat Pro, though. ;-} Ken On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 2:00 PM, M Jarvis brewda...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 11:45 AM, Kurt @

RE: [NF] Microsoft XPS = Microsoft Bob? (was Re: [NF] oddball PDF file print/size issue)

2012-12-14 Thread John Weller
Ah - but is it as good as Win 7? :-) John Weller 01380 723235 07976 393631 You guessed right, Mike! When you de-crapify Win 8, there's nothing left in the Metro/Modern window, and all you have to do is to add a Start Menu and fix it so it boots directly into the Desktop. Oh, wait, how

Re: [NF] Microsoft XPS = Microsoft Bob? (was Re: [NF] oddball PDF file print/size issue)

2012-12-14 Thread Allen
It misses the start menu but there is a classic menu about that works other than it blocks access to a point to the new start button. Also the gadget's go but there is also a workaround for that. The biggest problem I found is the laptop mouse-pad is uncontrollable, the drivers don't work as

Re: [NF] Microsoft XPS = Microsoft Bob? (was Re: [NF] oddball PDF file print/size issue)

2012-12-14 Thread Alan Bourke
Yeah, XPS never took off, shame because the Adobe Reader is getting increasingly annoying and sneakily installing shite that nobody wants. ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox

RE: [NF] Microsoft XPS = Microsoft Bob? (was Re: [NF] oddball PDF file print/size issue)

2012-12-14 Thread Adam Buckland
To: ProFox Email List Subject: Re: [NF] Microsoft XPS = Microsoft Bob? (was Re: [NF] oddball PDF file print/size issue) On 12/13/2012 5:15 PM, Adam Buckland wrote: Sorry Mike I worked for MS on NT 3 in Building 28 Northand have T shirts back to.. well back to when I could fit into them 8

RE: [NF] Microsoft XPS = Microsoft Bob? (was Re: [NF] oddball PDF file print/size issue)

2012-12-14 Thread Paul Newton
] On Behalf Of Alan Bourke Sent: 14 December 2012 09:12 To: profoxt...@leafe.com Subject: Re: [NF] Microsoft XPS = Microsoft Bob? (was Re: [NF] oddball PDF file print/size issue) Yeah, XPS never took off, shame because the Adobe Reader is getting increasingly annoying and sneakily installing

Re: [NF] Microsoft XPS = Microsoft Bob? (was Re: [NF] oddball PDF file print/size issue)

2012-12-14 Thread AndyHC
There's a hack for XP mode on Win8 (and lowly Win 7 versions). If you download XP Mode from ms (or elsewhere) 7-Zip will unpack it and you can load it in VirtualBox (also maybe hypervisor). Forget all the details but Google knows them g. AndyD 8-)# On 14/12/2012 09:06, Allen wrote:

Re: [NF] Microsoft XPS = Microsoft Bob? (was Re: [NF] oddball PDF file print/size issue)

2012-12-14 Thread Allen
Thanks Andy That was all that was holding me back from my other laptop. As I have some XP users out there I like to check things out sometimes. It is a pity M$ didn't keep the start menu in desktop though. Probably better built in. Al -Original Message- There's a hack for XP mode

Re: [NF] Microsoft XPS = Microsoft Bob? (was Re: [NF] oddball PDF file print/size issue)

2012-12-14 Thread MB Software Solutions, LLC
On 12/13/2012 10:52 PM, Ken Dibble wrote: You guessed right, Mike! When you de-crapify Win 8, there's nothing left in the Metro/Modern window, and all you have to do is to add a Start Menu and fix it so it boots directly into the Desktop. Oh, wait, how does this differ from Windows 7? It

Re: [NF] oddball PDF file print/size issue

2012-12-13 Thread Mike Copeland
Original Message Subject: [NF] oddball PDF file print/size issue From: M Jarvis brewda...@gmail.com To: profoxt...@leafe.com Date: 12/13/2012 1:31 PM While trying to help someone get around the Outlook size limit we have in place, I got the bright idea to chuck up the really big

Re: [NF] oddball PDF file print/size issue

2012-12-13 Thread Kurt @ VR-FX
native fonts, i.e., Time Roman, Arial, to keep PDF files small. If you use a font, Matt's Grunge then that binary data has to be embedded in every PDF that uses the font, even if only one character uses that typeface. Mike Original Message Subject: [NF] oddball PDF file

Re: [NF] oddball PDF file print/size issue

2012-12-13 Thread Mike Copeland
-contained package file. Mike Original Message Subject: Re: [NF] oddball PDF file print/size issue From: Kurt @ VR-FX v...@optonline.net To: profoxt...@leafe.com Date: 12/13/2012 1:45 PM Also - isn't there some kind of compression options that exist when creating PDF files? Maybe

[NF] Microsoft XPS = Microsoft Bob? (was Re: [NF] oddball PDF file print/size issue)

2012-12-13 Thread MB Software Solutions, LLC
On 12/13/2012 2:56 PM, Mike Copeland wrote: PDF is, by default and by definition, compressed. You can adjust the degree of compression on embedded graphics, but the adjustments on compressed binary data (font definitions) is never going to gain much. PDF, raw, is Postscript with some pretty

Re: [NF] Microsoft XPS = Microsoft Bob? (was Re: [NF] oddball PDF file print/size issue)

2012-12-13 Thread Mike Copeland
I enjoy uninstalling XPS on new systems. It gives me a warm glow...along with deleting Silverlight. Mike Original Message Subject: [NF] Microsoft XPS = Microsoft Bob? (was Re: [NF] oddball PDF file print/size issue) From: MB Software Solutions, LLC mbsoftwaresoluti

RE: [NF] Microsoft XPS = Microsoft Bob? (was Re: [NF] oddball PDF file print/size issue)

2012-12-13 Thread Adam Buckland
Similar to the glow I get removing Windows 8. -Original Message- From: ProFox [mailto:profox-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Mike Copeland Sent: 13 December 2012 20:17 To: profox@leafe.com Subject: Re: [NF] Microsoft XPS = Microsoft Bob? (was Re: [NF] oddball PDF file print/size

Re: [NF] Microsoft XPS = Microsoft Bob? (was Re: [NF] oddball PDF file print/size issue)

2012-12-13 Thread MB Software Solutions, LLC
On 12/13/2012 3:17 PM, Mike Copeland wrote: I enjoy uninstalling XPS on new systems. It gives me a warm glow...along with deleting Silverlight. Really?!?!? Do you enjoy golf, strangling small animals and masturbation? (Monty Python joke) -- Mike Babcock, MCP MB Software Solutions, LLC

RE: [NF] Microsoft XPS = Microsoft Bob? (was Re: [NF] oddball PDF file print/size issue)

2012-12-13 Thread Adam Buckland
Sorry golf isn't very popular round here... -Original Message- From: ProFox [mailto:profox-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of MB Software Solutions, LLC Sent: 13 December 2012 21:32 To: ProFox Email List Subject: Re: [NF] Microsoft XPS = Microsoft Bob? (was Re: [NF] oddball PDF file

Re: [NF] Microsoft XPS = Microsoft Bob? (was Re: [NF] oddball PDF file print/size issue)

2012-12-13 Thread MB Software Solutions, LLC
On 12/13/2012 4:51 PM, Adam Buckland wrote: Sorry golf isn't very popular round here... LOL -- Mike Babcock, MCP MB Software Solutions, LLC President, Chief Software Architect http://mbsoftwaresolutions.com http://fabmate.com http://twitter.com/mbabcock16

Re: [NF] Microsoft XPS = Microsoft Bob? (was Re: [NF] oddball PDF file print/size issue)

2012-12-13 Thread Mike Copeland
Not at the same time. Original Message Subject: Re: [NF] Microsoft XPS = Microsoft Bob? (was Re: [NF] oddball PDF file print/size issue) From: MB Software Solutions, LLC mbsoftwaresoluti...@mbsoftwaresolutions.com To: profoxt...@leafe.com Date: 12/13/2012 3:32 PM On 12/13

Re: [NF] Microsoft XPS = Microsoft Bob? (was Re: [NF] oddball PDF file print/size issue)

2012-12-13 Thread MB Software Solutions, LLC
On 12/13/2012 4:25 PM, Adam Buckland wrote: Similar to the glow I get removing Windows 8. REALLY? I'm guessing you'll disagree with this! http://www.datamation.com/data-center/the-case-for-early-windows-8-adoption.html -- Mike Babcock, MCP MB Software Solutions, LLC

RE: [NF] Microsoft XPS = Microsoft Bob? (was Re: [NF] oddball PDF file print/size issue)

2012-12-13 Thread Adam Buckland
: ProFox [mailto:profox-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of MB Software Solutions, LLC Sent: 13 December 2012 22:05 To: ProFox Email List Subject: Re: [NF] Microsoft XPS = Microsoft Bob? (was Re: [NF] oddball PDF file print/size issue) On 12/13/2012 4:25 PM, Adam Buckland wrote: Similar to the glow I get

Re: [NF] Microsoft XPS = Microsoft Bob? (was Re: [NF] oddball PDF file print/size issue)

2012-12-13 Thread Ted Roche
On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 3:17 PM, Mike Copeland m...@ggisoft.com wrote: I enjoy uninstalling XPS on new systems. It gives me a warm glow...along with deleting Silverlight. Interestingly, XPS is an ECMA Standard (OpenXPS) and is the basis for the print format in post-Vista Windows print

Re: [NF] Microsoft XPS = Microsoft Bob? (was Re: [NF] oddball PDF file print/size issue)

2012-12-13 Thread MB Software Solutions, LLC
On 12/13/2012 5:15 PM, Adam Buckland wrote: Sorry Mike I worked for MS on NT 3 in Building 28 Northand have T shirts back to.. well back to when I could fit into them 8 is a kludge to try and get back into the tablet market... which to be fair they tried to pioneer many years

Re: [NF] Microsoft XPS = Microsoft Bob? (was Re: [NF] oddball PDF file print/size issue)

2012-12-13 Thread Dan Covill
On 12/13/12 14:05, MB Software Solutions, LLC wrote: REALLY? I'm guessing you'll disagree with this! http://www.datamation.com/data-center/the-case-for-early-windows-8-adoption.html You guessed right, Mike! When you de-crapify Win 8, there's nothing left in the Metro/Modern window,

Re: [NF] Microsoft XPS = Microsoft Bob? (was Re: [NF] oddball PDF file print/size issue)

2012-12-13 Thread Ken Dibble
You guessed right, Mike! When you de-crapify Win 8, there's nothing left in the Metro/Modern window, and all you have to do is to add a Start Menu and fix it so it boots directly into the Desktop. Oh, wait, how does this differ from Windows 7? It doesn't. On the other hand, those