CUPS-PDF is my default printer. It has all of the needed options to create a PDF file that other programs would want/ LO has the export to PDF options, but I tend to use CUPS-PDF for printing web pages and then physically printing only the sheets that I want. You can also decide what the file resolution was to be, including 600 and 1200 DPI and the image quality/compression that goes into the file.
doPDF is similar, but is for Windows. There are some big advantages to having a PDF printer installed, even with LO's export to PDF. I use both equally when I need a PDF file from a LO document. As for ps2pdf - I thought you needed a .ps file to start with. Could be wring, but that was what I was told years ago. On 09/18/2013 03:20 PM, Steve Edmonds wrote: > Hi. > I think cups-pdf does what ps2pdf does, may be a few more options. > Steve > On 2013-09-19 07:09, Tom Davies wrote: >> Hi :) >> Yes, i don't see the point of the extra program either. I can "print >> to file" and then usually have a choice between Pdf and PS. I don't >> see what else those other programs are offering. >> Regards from >> Tom :) >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> *From:* Steve Edmonds <steve.edmo...@ptglobal.com> >> *To:* users@global.libreoffice.org >> *Sent:* Wednesday, 18 September 2013, 19:51 >> *Subject:* Re: [libreoffice-users] [HOW] impagination like a BOOK? >> >> >> On 2013-09-19 00:32, Brian Barker wrote: >> > >> >> I'm curiosity what is freeware virtual pdf printer? >> > >> > It's a program which, when installed, appears in your list of >> > printers. But there is no physical printer. Instead, when you use >> > the virtual printer - through the print dialogue in the usual way - >> > the program creates a PDF document representing what would have been >> > printed. The advantage here is that you can test the Brochure >> > facility without wasting paper. >> > >> >> my distro OPENSUSE 12.3 with KDE 4.10, ... >> > >> > I can't speak for this platform. Try doing a search for PDF virtual >> > printer. Does this earlier message in this thread help: >> > http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/msg33362.html ? >> > >> > I trust this helps. >> Hi. >> The standard KDE printer dialogue allows you to print to PDF as >> standard. It is the top selection above your printers. >> My LO print dialogue is different, but on the last tab has print to >> file, if PDF is set in device options then it is as PDF, I need to have >> a printer configured though that gives an A3 paper option. >> Steve >> >> -- >> To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org >> <mailto: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
