On Sat, 17 Jun 2006 16:15:06 +1000
Russell Davie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Hi
> 
> How is is possible to do a pdf of Impress handouts? 
> Using OOv2.0.2 in Linux - Ubuntu Dapper(1)

to use pdf printer for OpenOffice Impress handouts.

1) install cups-pdf
1a) sudo chmod +s /usr/lib/cups/backend/cups-pdf
2) run from cli /usr/lib/openoffice/program/spadmin
2a) or locate spadmin via cli: locate spadmin, then run it
3) click "New Printer"
4) select "Connect a PDF converter" -> Next
5) select "The default driver" -> Next
6) for command line select line beginning with " /usr/bin/gs..."
7) change "PDF target directory" to suit -> Next
8) Change the name or Finish
9) if OO is open then close it, then reopen OO
10) open Impress file
11) to print to pdf: File -> Print 
12) select printer name "PDF converter"
13) check print to file
14) click "options" -> in "contents", check "handouts", clear the rest:
click OK 15) in print dialog "OK"
16) select file name and location -> "OK"
 
now have a pdf of handout notes!

> 
> Despite the instructions here:
> http://user-faq.openoffice.org/new-faq/Impress/Exporting/79.html
> 1) there is no View > Master > "Master Handout", though thankfully "Slides 
> Master" and "Notes Master" does.
> 2) No such command "spadmin" that could run in the CLI.
> 
> For me, this upgrade results in reduced functionality from OOv1.15 which 
> could easily do this
> 
> A workaround is to print to a postscript file then from a terminal, manually 
> convert it to a pdf.
> 
> Select from menu File > Print
> from here: click "print to file" 
> then click on "Options"; from contents select only "handouts" 
> then "OK" to go to print dialog to print a postscript file.
> Open a terminal and go to where the new ps file is.
> to get pdf: run ps2pdf on file "ps2pdf impressfile.ps impressfile.pdf"
> 
> 
> (1)  listing of OO packages
> $ apt-show-versions |grep openoffice
> openoffice.org-l10n-en-gb/dapper uptodate 2.0.2-2ubuntu5
> openoffice.org-java-common/dapper uptodate 2.0.2-2ubuntu12
> openoffice.org-calc/dapper uptodate 2.0.2-2ubuntu12
> openoffice.org-core/dapper uptodate 2.0.2-2ubuntu12
> openoffice.org-writer/dapper uptodate 2.0.2-2ubuntu12
> openoffice.org-base/dapper uptodate 2.0.2-2ubuntu12
> openoffice.org-thesaurus-en-us/dapper uptodate 1:2.0.2-3ubuntu2
> openoffice.org-impress/dapper uptodate 2.0.2-2ubuntu12
> openoffice.org/dapper uptodate 2.0.2-2ubuntu12
> openoffice.org-gnome/dapper uptodate 2.0.2-2ubuntu12
> openoffice.org-l10n-en-us/dapper uptodate 2.0.2-2ubuntu12
> openoffice.org-gtk/dapper uptodate 2.0.2-2ubuntu12
> openoffice.org-evolution/dapper uptodate 2.0.2-2ubuntu12
> openoffice.org-math/dapper uptodate 2.0.2-2ubuntu12
> openoffice.org-help-en-us/dapper uptodate 2.0.2-2ubuntu5
> openoffice.org-common/dapper uptodate 2.0.2-2ubuntu12
> openoffice.org-l10n-en-za/dapper uptodate 2.0.2-2ubuntu5
> openoffice.org-l10n-common/dapper uptodate 2.0.2-2ubuntu5
> openoffice.org-draw/dapper uptodate 2.0.2-2ubuntu12
> openoffice.org-thesaurus-en-au/dapper uptodate 2.1-1ubuntu1
> 
> TIA
> 
> Russell
> 
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