I use lyx 2.3.6 on my debian (bullseye) system I often file in Pacer, the database used by the US federal court system. Normally, I just do regular lyx stuff and once the file is ready, export with pst2pdf (to insure that line numbers exist at the left side of each page) and upload to Pacer.
HOWEVER, I often get files from other attorneys who use microsoft Word, which I import into lyx and reformat. To file in Pacer, the document must be "flattened." This poses no problem with files created in lyx. However, whenever I import a Word file and convert it to lyx, Pacer balks and refuses to accept the document unless I "flatten" it. If I am at the office, I "flatten" it by printing out the lyx document and, using the copier, scan it back to me. I then can upload that scanned file to pacer. If I am at home, I "flatten" it by using "$ pdf2ps orig.pdf - | ps2pdf - flattened.pdf", which usually works. Pacer itself uses Microsoft Word and brags about it incessantly. My question is this: Do those who use Microsoft Word also have to "flatten" files before filing in the federal courts or does Pacer just accept Microsoft Word files "as is"? If so, there might be some sort of anti-trust implications in all this. John White Jr.
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