Re: [PDF] PDF support in Mac OS X v10.3/Panther

[John Cruise]

Title: Re: [PDF] PDF support in Mac OS X v10.3/Panther

Hi Leonard,
Thank you for your response. I still have a couple of questions. Please see below.

JC

>> Does anybody know what PDF versions the next
>> version of Preview will be able to save (PDF 1.3, 1.4, and/or 1.5)?
>
>        Preview doesn't save PDF's - it just reads them.  It continues to
> only read up to 1.4...
The Apple Web site says: "Double-click to open any PostScript or EPS file, and Preview will convert the file to PDF, enabling you to print EPS or PostScript files." When it says Preview will convert EPS/PS to PDF, it doesn't mean Preview can save PDF files?


>> Along the same lines, will the next version of Preview include any
>> Distiller-like save options (image compression, font embedding, standard PDF
>> job options, etc.)?
>
>        Again, Preview doesn't save.   But if you mean Quartz, the core
> graphics engine of Mac OS X, there haven't been any announcements YET.  I
> am, however, expecting some info shortly as the printing session is about
> to start...

I think my question should have been, will the PDF-creation capabilities available via the Print dialog box be enhanced in Panther? I’ve read in several places that the PDF files saved by Jaguar are not useable for high-end printing (or much else, for that matter), and am wondering if this will change with Panther.