On 11/15/2007 03:35 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> On 11/15/2007 02:19 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>>> On 11/15/2007 09:27 AM, Frank Cox wrote: >>>>> On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 10:15:42 -0500 James Knott >>>>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Or perhaps a PDF... no wait, Microsoft Office doesn't do that! >>>>> >>>>> Is there an equivalent to CUPS-PDF that can run on Windows? >>>>> >>>>> For anyone who doesn't know, CUPS-PDF is a "special" printer driver >>>>> that allows you to direct your printer output to a printer named >>>>> "cups-pdf" which turns it into a PDF file. That way, you can >>>>> directly get a PDF file out of any program that's capable of printing >>>>> to a printer. >>>>> >>>> >>>> PDFCreator: >>>> >>>> I highly recommend it for Windows. >>> >>> I would like to point out that you should use OOo's PDF export when >>> appropriate rather than PDFCreator. OOo produces better PDFs. >> >> Really? Do you have some comparison details? >> >> The question was: >> >> Is there an equivalent to CUPS-PDF that can run on Windows? >> >> Regarding OOo's PDF export; I like it but it doesn't even come close to >> the configuration abilities of PDFCreator. Nor does OOo's PDF export set >> up a virtual PDF printer that other applications can use. >> >> http://www.pdfforge.org/products/pdfcreator >> PDFCreator is a free tool to create PDF files from nearly any Windows >> application. >> >> Key Features: >> >> * Create PDFs from any program that is able to print >> ** Security: Encrypt PDFs and protect them from being opened, printed >> etc. >> ** Send generated files via eMail >> * Create more than just PDFs: PNG, JPG, TIFF, BMP, PCX, PS, EPS >> * AutoSave files to folders and filenames based on Tags like >> Username, Computername, Date, Time etc. >> * Merge multiple files into one PDF >> ** Easy Install: Just say what you want and everything is installed >> ** Terminal Server: PDFCreator also runs on Terminal Servers without >> problems >> ** And the best: PDFCreator is free, even for commercial use! It is >> Open Source and released under the Terms of the GNU General Public >> License. >> > > Notice the "when appropriate" phrase. PDFCreator is more versatile, but > that comes at a cost. Ever tried to extract or copy text from a PDFCreator > PDF?
I have no problems copying text from a PDFCreator PDF document. Works just fine for me. Perhaps your PDF reader program is outdated or broken? Can you show me working bookmarks and hyperlinks in a PDFCreator PDF? > I can do both from OOo PDFs, and use both often. Got me there :-) > > As for the feature list above, OOo can match at least 5 of the features. > I've marked them with an extra *. Ever try to save an OOo PDF in anything above 1200 dpi? Ever try to print a web page from OOo PDF? For that matter, ever try to print to PDF using OOo from any other application? > > It all boils down to the right tool for the right job. I have both > installed and use both. For OOo generated files, OOo's PDF export is > usually the better choice. Otherwise, PDFCreator may be the better choice. > As this is the OOo list, IMHO, it's reasonable to assume the original > poster will have at least a few OOo documents. Sigh... I don't disagree that OOo's PDF works well & yes I do use it frequently. But again I'll go back to Frank's question (which I was responding to) & expand a bit further for you: <quote> Is there an equivalent to CUPS-PDF that can run on Windows? For anyone who doesn't know, CUPS-PDF is a "special" printer driver that allows you to direct your printer output to a printer named "cups-pdf" which turns it into a PDF file. That way, you can directly get a PDF file out of any program that's capable of printing to a printer. </quote> *That way, you can directly get a PDF file out of any program that's capable of printing to a printer.* OOo is *not* a virtual printer as is cups-pdf. PDFCreator comes very close to cups-pdf & uses ghostscript as it's engine. With perhaps the exception of bookmarks & html links, PDFCreator does just fine and can be used to print from any "any program that's capable of printing to a printer". --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
