[gentoo-user] Re: avoiding pdf print restrictions

2006-12-11 Thread James 
Boris Fersing  gentoo.org> writes:


> > I need to print a pdf file, that is not cooperative.

> pdf2ps yourfile.pdf and try to print the yourfile.ps file... or does
> this command fail ? (pdf protection...).
 
eix reveals nothing, slocate reveals:
/usr/bin/pdf2ps


It worked for the first 4 pages, which is exactly where it died
before.

Any workarounds or other software ideas ?


James




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[gentoo-user] Re: avoiding pdf print restrictions

2006-12-11 Thread james 
James  tampabay.rr.com> writes:


> > > I need to print a pdf file, that is not cooperative.

> > pdf2ps yourfile.pdf and try to print the yourfile.ps file... or does
> > this command fail ? (pdf protection...).

> It worked for the first 4 pages

Um, I had to grab a copy of the file from /tmp
then it worked beautifully.

THANKS!


James



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Re: [gentoo-user] Re: avoiding pdf print restrictions

2006-12-12 Thread Mick 
On Tuesday 12 December 2006 00:02, james wrote:
> James  tampabay.rr.com> writes:
> > > > I need to print a pdf file, that is not cooperative.
> > >
> > > pdf2ps yourfile.pdf and try to print the yourfile.ps file... or does
> > > this command fail ? (pdf protection...).
> >
> > It worked for the first 4 pages
>
> Um, I had to grab a copy of the file from /tmp
> then it worked beautifully.

You could also print to pdf (i.e. create a new pdf from the existing) and see 
if that can be printed without restrictions.

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Re: [gentoo-user] Re: avoiding pdf print restrictions

2006-12-12 Thread Thomas Rösner 

james wrote:



It worked for the first 4 pages



Um, I had to grab a copy of the file from /tmp
then it worked beautifully.
  


Hehe. You had no print restrictions, you had a half-downloaded PDF...

Regards,
   T.

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