Re: [BLACKBOX] Saving files as PDF

From: [at]} <Robert>
Date: Fri, 29 May 2009 14:17:55 +0100

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Josef

I have now tried FreePDF (XP), and at first sight it works very well, and is
certainly a more convenient way to use Ghostscript than the rather manual method
I was using.

Thanks

Robert

Josef Templ wrote:
> Why don't you use one of the many PDF printer drivers?
> I use FreePDF (XP) and it works just fine.
> It installs itself as a printer and can be used from any program for
> generating PDF output by simply selcting
> the FreePDF printer.
>
> - JT
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Campbell, Robert (SELEX GALILEO,
> UK)" <robert.d.campbell{([at]})nowhere.xy
> To: <BLACKBOX{([at]})nowhere.xy
> Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 11:41 AM
> Subject: [BLACKBOX] Saving files as PDF
>
>
>> Hi
>>
>> I quite often want to turn BlackBox documents into PDFs.
>>
>> The technique I use is to print the document (<Ctrl>-P), then use the
>> printer driver option to print to file. Provided I have chosen a
>> postscript
>> printer this produces a .ps file. I then use Ghostscript to convert the
>> .ps to
>> a .pdf.
>>
>> This process is just a little inconvenient (particulary as I can never
>> control
>> or anticipate where the printer driver sends its output, and have to use
>> the Windows
>> 'Search' utility to find it. Also these programs are not very user
>> friendly with file
>> extensions.
>>
>> I was wondering if anyone had integrated a .pdf option into the BlackBox
>> "File->Save As"
>> menu option using the above, or another, method?
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Robert
>>
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