Re: [SLUG] Using CUPs to help direct printing PDFs

[Phil Scarratt <fil@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Michael Lake wrote:

> Phil Scarratt wrote:
>
> > "PDF documents provide a great way to pass around documents on the 
> > Internet. They have many uses, such as sending quotes and invoices to 
> > business clients. Two of the main reasons the PDF format is so popular 
> > is that it preserves all of the document's formatting exactly and it 
> > is easily viewable on almost all platforms. 
>
>
> I realise that Phil is quoting from Adobes guff but I can't resist 
> winging to people that sometimes PDF does not preserve all of the 
> document's formatting exactly.

Actually, it's from the article on LinuxGazette at the other end of the 
link in the original msg. Nevertheless, I do agree - PDF does not always 
preserve formatting, although it's a darn site better than other 
document formats, and the reader is chunky and getting chunkier. It is 
also somewhat of a "standard" unfortunately....

<SNIP>


Fil