Hi, Michael Eager wrote: > Erich Dollansky wrote: >> Michael Eager wrote: >> >>> opens slowly in Acroread. Printing from Acroread is very slow >>> and frequently fails to print (I think that the printer runs >>> out of memory). >> >> Is it a postscript printer? > > Yes.
does the driver know of the memory size the printer actually has? > >>> If I turn off text compression, the size of the PDF is >>> much larger, about 25 times the size of the Scribus file. >>> >>> Any suggestions on what causes this or how to correct >>> these problems? >>> >> Scribus generates very large PDFs to make sure that every detail is as >> expected. > > It seems extraordinarily large. It's a distinct disadvantage > compared to files generated by other programs. Documents which > take a long time to download or print are less desirable. > > Documents which don't print are even less desirable. :-) You can play around with the export options to make them smaller within the desired quality. Especially 'resample images to' and the use a resolution your printer has helps a lot. There are other options like under 'Colour': 'Output Intended For' which have an influence on the size. I am able to create out of the same Scribus file PDFs from 2MB to 20MB. But it took a while for me to understand what setting has which impact. Erich
