Re: [libreoffice-users] Importing a postscript file with proper formatting
On 06/04/2013 05:52 PM, MR ZenWiz wrote: [Grr - forgot to reply to all] On Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 1:55 PM, Leonardo M. Ramé wrote: On 2013-06-03 14:54:59 -0700, MR ZenWiz wrote: Is there any way to do this into Writer? Install Ghostscript and run "gv" (ghostview). I have gs installed, but it did not include gv by default. A quick separate installation worked fine. Thanks. As a viewer gv's not too bad (or too good, really), but the print option presents an lpr command, which I don't know how to express as a command to print to a pdf. The problem with the print option in the document viewer (evince) is that it doesn't work to print to a file. It complains that "Printing is not supported on this printer." I haven't looked at all the other suggested options yet, but thanks to all who've posted so far. MR (not Doesn't Ghostscript printer drivers/system have the ability to to emulate a "physical" printer like CUPS-PDF does on Linux and doPDF does on Windows. That is not printing to a file, but printing to a "software printing device". I use CUPS-PDFand doPDF as my default printer on Linux and Windows systems. SO, I do not remember, what are you trying to do again? Print from LO to a printer that requires Postscript or PDF output formatting? Or is it something else. I use the Postscript driver options on all the printers that have that option available. The rest I have to tweak to see which driverand settings are the best. Tried 5 different version for a laser printer - each gave differentprint driver menu options at print time - and 4 different ones for an older Epson Artisan 810 inkjet printer. I kept 2 of the 4 for its non-overlapping options. -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] Importing a postscript file with proper formatting
[Grr - forgot to reply to all] On Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 1:55 PM, Leonardo M. Ramé wrote: > On 2013-06-03 14:54:59 -0700, MR ZenWiz wrote: >> Is there any way to do this into Writer? >> > > Install Ghostscript and run "gv" (ghostview). > I have gs installed, but it did not include gv by default. A quick separate installation worked fine. Thanks. As a viewer gv's not too bad (or too good, really), but the print option presents an lpr command, which I don't know how to express as a command to print to a pdf. The problem with the print option in the document viewer (evince) is that it doesn't work to print to a file. It complains that "Printing is not supported on this printer." I haven't looked at all the other suggested options yet, but thanks to all who've posted so far. MR (not -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] Importing a postscript file with proper formatting
On 2013-06-03 14:54:59 -0700, MR ZenWiz wrote: > Is there any way to do this into Writer? > > I have a number of files I originally created with FrameMaker (back > when I still used Windows), and I could never get it to create the > proper PDF output files, but I was able to create PS files from them. > > Now I'd like to put them into ODT format so I can edit, or even just > view, them again in Writer. > > I've tried using ps2pdf, but that doesn't format the file properly and > the output looks like crap. One problem seems to be that the PS file > was created with a dual column format, and that seems to throw ps2pdf > way off (which is odd since it displays perfectly in the document > viewer, but that refuses to print the file to a PDF). > > For that matter, does LO support importing FrameMaker files? that > would be even better - I think. I tried it but all I got was 500 > pages of junk (the file is 24 pages long). > > Any suggestions would be most appreciated. > > At this point I'm looking at printing them all out, scanning them back > in and using the scanned PDFs, but that seems wrong. > > Thanks. > > MR Install Ghostscript and run "gv" (ghostview). -- Leonardo M. Ramé Medical IT - Griensu S.A. Av. Colón 636 - Piso 8 Of. A X5000EPT -- Córdoba Tel.: +54(351)4246924 +54(351)4247788 +54(351)4247979 int. 19 Cel.: +54 9 351 6629292 -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] Importing a postscript file with proper formatting
I have used Ghostscript before, but it is not my most favorite printing system. I prefer to use, for Ubuntu, CUPS print drivers or Postscript one for those printers I have that support it. On 06/04/2013 05:21 AM, Steve Edmonds wrote: Ghostscript runs on pretty well all flavours of Linux. It can usually convert a postscript file to raster (png). I think it is the back end to PS2PDF so results may not be too much better. Steve On 2013-06-04 20:50, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) I think this was meant to go to the list. GhostScript sounds like a Windows app. It might be worth trying though. Regards from Tom :) From: Fernand Vanrie To: Tom Davies Sent: Tuesday, 4 June 2013, 7:49 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Importing a postscript file with proper formatting PostScript = deadlock, if you have some PS files , then tranfer them to PDF (via Gostscript) and then you are back in business On 4/06/2013 7:58, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) Is there a feature-request/bug-report about this format? It might be worth posting one if there isn't. It's a proprietary format so you are probably stuck with trying to find an appropriate version of the program that can open them well and then explore different output formats. Wrong versions of the same program probably also mess the formatting up. Regards from Tom :) From: Steve Edmonds To: MR ZenWiz Cc: LibreOffice Sent: Tuesday, 4 June 2013, 3:53 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Importing a postscript file with proper formatting On 2013-06-04 09:54, MR ZenWiz wrote: Is there any way to do this into Writer? I have a number of files I originally created with FrameMaker (back when I still used Windows), and I could never get it to create the proper PDF output files, but I was able to create PS files from them. Now I'd like to put them into ODT format so I can edit, or even just view, them again in Writer. I've tried using ps2pdf, but that doesn't format the file properly and the output looks like crap. One problem seems to be that the PS file was created with a dual column format, and that seems to throw ps2pdf way off (which is odd since it displays perfectly in the document viewer, but that refuses to print the file to a PDF). For that matter, does LO support importing FrameMaker files? that would be even better - I think. I tried it but all I got was 500 pages of junk (the file is 24 pages long). Any suggestions would be most appreciated. At this point I'm looking at printing them all out, scanning them back in and using the scanned PDFs, but that seems wrong. Thanks. MR Hi. We had a cad systen that output PS. I used to import that into Inkscape or Karbon and then create the PDF or an EPS if I was inserting a diagram into a document. Draw opens PDF reasonably well. Steve -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] Importing a postscript file with proper formatting
Ghostscript runs on pretty well all flavours of Linux. It can usually convert a postscript file to raster (png). I think it is the back end to PS2PDF so results may not be too much better. Steve On 2013-06-04 20:50, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) I think this was meant to go to the list. GhostScript sounds like a Windows app. It might be worth trying though. Regards from Tom :) From: Fernand Vanrie To: Tom Davies Sent: Tuesday, 4 June 2013, 7:49 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Importing a postscript file with proper formatting PostScript = deadlock, if you have some PS files , then tranfer them to PDF (via Gostscript) and then you are back in business On 4/06/2013 7:58, Tom Davies wrote: Hi :) Is there a feature-request/bug-report about this format? It might be worth posting one if there isn't. It's a proprietary format so you are probably stuck with trying to find an appropriate version of the program that can open them well and then explore different output formats. Wrong versions of the same program probably also mess the formatting up. Regards from Tom :) From: Steve Edmonds To: MR ZenWiz Cc: LibreOffice Sent: Tuesday, 4 June 2013, 3:53 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Importing a postscript file with proper formatting On 2013-06-04 09:54, MR ZenWiz wrote: Is there any way to do this into Writer? I have a number of files I originally created with FrameMaker (back when I still used Windows), and I could never get it to create the proper PDF output files, but I was able to create PS files from them. Now I'd like to put them into ODT format so I can edit, or even just view, them again in Writer. I've tried using ps2pdf, but that doesn't format the file properly and the output looks like crap. One problem seems to be that the PS file was created with a dual column format, and that seems to throw ps2pdf way off (which is odd since it displays perfectly in the document viewer, but that refuses to print the file to a PDF). For that matter, does LO support importing FrameMaker files? that would be even better - I think. I tried it but all I got was 500 pages of junk (the file is 24 pages long). Any suggestions would be most appreciated. At this point I'm looking at printing them all out, scanning them back in and using the scanned PDFs, but that seems wrong. Thanks. MR Hi. We had a cad systen that output PS. I used to import that into Inkscape or Karbon and then create the PDF or an EPS if I was inserting a diagram into a document. Draw opens PDF reasonably well. Steve -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] Importing a postscript file with proper formatting
Hi :) I think this was meant to go to the list. GhostScript sounds like a Windows app. It might be worth trying though. Regards from Tom :) > > From: Fernand Vanrie >To: Tom Davies >Sent: Tuesday, 4 June 2013, 7:49 >Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Importing a postscript file with proper >formatting > > >PostScript = deadlock, if you have some PS files , then tranfer them to >PDF (via Gostscript) and then you are back in business > > >On 4/06/2013 7:58, Tom Davies wrote: > >> Hi :) >> Is there a feature-request/bug-report about this format? It might be worth >> posting one if there isn't. >> >> It's a proprietary format so you are probably stuck with trying to find an >> appropriate version of the program that can open them well and then explore >> different output formats. Wrong versions of the same program probably also >> mess the formatting up. >> Regards from >> Tom :) >> >> >>> ____ >>> From: Steve Edmonds >>> To: MR ZenWiz >>> Cc: LibreOffice >>> Sent: Tuesday, 4 June 2013, 3:53 >>> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Importing a postscript file with proper >>> formatting >>> >>> >>> >>> On 2013-06-04 09:54, MR ZenWiz wrote: >>>> Is there any way to do this into Writer? >>>> >>>> I have a number of files I originally created with FrameMaker (back >>>> when I still used Windows), and I could never get it to create the >>>> proper PDF output files, but I was able to create PS files from them. >>>> >>>> Now I'd like to put them into ODT format so I can edit, or even just >>>> view, them again in Writer. >>>> >>>> I've tried using ps2pdf, but that doesn't format the file properly and >>>> the output looks like crap. One problem seems to be that the PS file >>>> was created with a dual column format, and that seems to throw ps2pdf >>>> way off (which is odd since it displays perfectly in the document >>>> viewer, but that refuses to print the file to a PDF). >>>> >>>> For that matter, does LO support importing FrameMaker files? that >>>> would be even better - I think. I tried it but all I got was 500 >>>> pages of junk (the file is 24 pages long). >>>> >>>> Any suggestions would be most appreciated. >>>> >>>> At this point I'm looking at printing them all out, scanning them back >>>> in and using the scanned PDFs, but that seems wrong. >>>> >>>> Thanks. >>>> >>>> MR >>>> >>> Hi. We had a cad systen that output PS. I used to import that into >>> Inkscape or Karbon and then create the PDF or an EPS if I was inserting >>> a diagram into a document. >>> Draw opens PDF reasonably well. >>> Steve >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org >>> Problems? >>> http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ >>> Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette >>> List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ >>> All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be >>> deleted >>> >>> >>> > > > > -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] Importing a postscript file with proper formatting
Hi :) Is there a feature-request/bug-report about this format? It might be worth posting one if there isn't. It's a proprietary format so you are probably stuck with trying to find an appropriate version of the program that can open them well and then explore different output formats. Wrong versions of the same program probably also mess the formatting up. Regards from Tom :) > > From: Steve Edmonds >To: MR ZenWiz >Cc: LibreOffice >Sent: Tuesday, 4 June 2013, 3:53 >Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Importing a postscript file with proper >formatting > > > >On 2013-06-04 09:54, MR ZenWiz wrote: >> Is there any way to do this into Writer? >> >> I have a number of files I originally created with FrameMaker (back >> when I still used Windows), and I could never get it to create the >> proper PDF output files, but I was able to create PS files from them. >> >> Now I'd like to put them into ODT format so I can edit, or even just >> view, them again in Writer. >> >> I've tried using ps2pdf, but that doesn't format the file properly and >> the output looks like crap. One problem seems to be that the PS file >> was created with a dual column format, and that seems to throw ps2pdf >> way off (which is odd since it displays perfectly in the document >> viewer, but that refuses to print the file to a PDF). >> >> For that matter, does LO support importing FrameMaker files? that >> would be even better - I think. I tried it but all I got was 500 >> pages of junk (the file is 24 pages long). >> >> Any suggestions would be most appreciated. >> >> At this point I'm looking at printing them all out, scanning them back >> in and using the scanned PDFs, but that seems wrong. >> >> Thanks. >> >> MR >> >Hi. We had a cad systen that output PS. I used to import that into >Inkscape or Karbon and then create the PDF or an EPS if I was inserting >a diagram into a document. >Draw opens PDF reasonably well. >Steve > > > >-- >To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org >Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ >Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette >List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ >All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted > > > -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
Re: [libreoffice-users] Importing a postscript file with proper formatting
On 2013-06-04 09:54, MR ZenWiz wrote: Is there any way to do this into Writer? I have a number of files I originally created with FrameMaker (back when I still used Windows), and I could never get it to create the proper PDF output files, but I was able to create PS files from them. Now I'd like to put them into ODT format so I can edit, or even just view, them again in Writer. I've tried using ps2pdf, but that doesn't format the file properly and the output looks like crap. One problem seems to be that the PS file was created with a dual column format, and that seems to throw ps2pdf way off (which is odd since it displays perfectly in the document viewer, but that refuses to print the file to a PDF). For that matter, does LO support importing FrameMaker files? that would be even better - I think. I tried it but all I got was 500 pages of junk (the file is 24 pages long). Any suggestions would be most appreciated. At this point I'm looking at printing them all out, scanning them back in and using the scanned PDFs, but that seems wrong. Thanks. MR Hi. We had a cad systen that output PS. I used to import that into Inkscape or Karbon and then create the PDF or an EPS if I was inserting a diagram into a document. Draw opens PDF reasonably well. Steve -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
[libreoffice-users] Importing a postscript file with proper formatting
Is there any way to do this into Writer? I have a number of files I originally created with FrameMaker (back when I still used Windows), and I could never get it to create the proper PDF output files, but I was able to create PS files from them. Now I'd like to put them into ODT format so I can edit, or even just view, them again in Writer. I've tried using ps2pdf, but that doesn't format the file properly and the output looks like crap. One problem seems to be that the PS file was created with a dual column format, and that seems to throw ps2pdf way off (which is odd since it displays perfectly in the document viewer, but that refuses to print the file to a PDF). For that matter, does LO support importing FrameMaker files? that would be even better - I think. I tried it but all I got was 500 pages of junk (the file is 24 pages long). Any suggestions would be most appreciated. At this point I'm looking at printing them all out, scanning them back in and using the scanned PDFs, but that seems wrong. Thanks. MR -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
