On 2008-05-30, Alan C. Baird <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I created a screenplay template for MSWord 2002 and wrote a short 10-page > script - the .doc file was 56Kb. > > Then I created a screenplay template for OpenOffice.org Writer 2.4 and pasted > the same text into it - the resulting .odt file was 17Kb. Great! > > Afterwards, I created a PDF of the .doc file at http://createpdf.adobe.com - > using Adobe's default settings, the .doc-PDF file was 17Kb. Finally, I created > a PDF of the .odt file with OOo Writer 2.4 - using the default Export > settings, > that .odt-PDF file was 48Kb. Oof. > > I've played around with various Export settings, but the file size stubbornly > remains in the 46-48Kb range. Does anyone have suggestions on how to get it > down into the 17Kb neighborhood? More importantly, can we get an OOo honcho to > change the master settings in the Writer program, so it will export less > bloated PDFs?
Remember that the .odf file format is actually a zip-compressed archive of XML data; that's why they can be so small. PDF files are more like postscript data with lots of device-independent instructions tossed in. Do note that the .pdf version is still smaller than the original .doc version, though. -- John ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
