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

[Fred James]

John Fields wrote:
> I think someone else already pointed to printing the filled out pdf into a
> new pdf.   In openSUSE KDE it is built in: just select print to file and
> then select pdf as the file type (default is .ps).
>
> As a trick sometimes when a pdf is too large to email I will print it to a
> new pdf with different settings,  like downsample images to 72dpi. That
> almost always preserves viewing features but will strip out forms and other
> automation features.
>
> Why adobe chose not saving as their time-to-buy decision point is not
> entirely clear to me since that is not made consistent across their pdf
> products.
> John
>   
That would work if Acrobat 9 was not required to be able to fill in the 
fillable form ... only print to file option there is *.ps
Thanks anyway
Regards
Fred James