[NTLUG:Discuss] OT: PS viewer and Acrobat Reader 9

[Fred James]

Chris Cox wrote:
> On 02/10/2011 01:59 PM, Fred James wrote:
>   
>> I can fill out the PDF forms with Acrobat Reader 9, and print them, but
>> cannot save a completed copy ... not allowed
>> I can print the completed from to file (*.ps), and I can print the file
>> just fine (lpr -P printername filename) ... looks good
>> I cannot open the *.ps file to view (I've got ggv 2.12.0, which seems to
>> be the latest)
>>
>> I can print an OOo text document to file (*.ps) and open it with ggv.
>>
>> The *.ps file from OOo (2.2.1) begins with " %!PS-Adobe-3.0"
>> The *.ps file from Acrobat Reader 9 begins with " %!PS-Adobe-3.1"
>>
>> So, am I just out of luck?
>> Regards
>> Fred James
>>     
>
> CUPS-PDF is your friend... but IMHO, only if you use Chris' BETTER pdf-writer.sh.
>
> See:
> http://endlessnow.com/ten/Source/pdf-writer-sh.txt
>   
Very nice ... thank you
Regards
Fred James