If I am not mistaken you can change the metadata with pdftk, although it is probably a pain to do so. Also I do not know if pdftk comes for Windows.
lördag 20 september 2014 skrev Daniel Greenhoe <dgreen...@gmail.com>: > Dear XeTex, > > I think my original email was not so clear. ArXiv.org of course > accepts papers generated using LaTeX, but they want to be given the > source files (.tex files, etc) rather than a pdf file. However, they > apparently sometimes make exceptions to this rule if the pdf file was > generated using XeTeX/XeLaTeX rather than LaTeX. That is, they *may* > in at least some cases accept a pdf generated by XeLaTeX, but will > *not* accept a pdf generated by LaTeX. > > Therefore, if it is not too much trouble, I would like the metadata in > my XeLaTeX/xdvipdfmx generated pdf file to clearly indicate that it > was generated by XeLaTeX (*not* by LaTeX). Would any one have time for > this? > > Many thanks in advance, > Dan > > ------------- please ignore the following ------------- > Dear arXiv-moderation > [arXiv #128343] > [arXiv #128400] > > On Sat, Sep 20, 2014 at 10:15 AM, Daniel Greenhoe <dgreen...@gmail.com > <javascript:;>> wrote: > > Dear XeTeX, > > > > I have tried uploading a paper in pdf format that I typeset using > > XeLaTeX to arXiv.org. However, it was later removed because it > > "appeared to be PostScript/PDF generated from TeX source". I wrote to > > arXiv-moderation, strongly arguing my case for using XeLaTeX rather > > than LaTeX. They responded saying "In order to approve such a request > > we'd have to have a PDF which includes it's XeTeX nature within the > > pdf properties...". > > > > When I typeset my paper using xelatex.exe, an xdv file is generated > > which contains this in the metadata: > > \Creator(LaTeX with hyperref pacakge)\Author()\Producer(XeTeX 0.99991) > > Later I use xdvipdfmx.exe to generate a pdf file. It contains this > > information in the metadata: > > Creator: LaTeX with hyperref package > > Producer: xdvipdfmx (20140317) > > > > So although the producer fields provides evidence that I am using > > XeLaTeX, the creator field erroneously implies that I have typeset > > using LaTeX. Hence, there will be a high probability that my paper > > will either be removed by an automated server at arXiv.org or a human > > administrator. > > > > I realize that I could possibly hand edit the xdv file or use a > > metadata editor to edit the pdf file. But I would rather not do this. > > I would rather work transparently, not surreptitiously changing the > > metadata of files. > > > > Would it be possible that some qualified person could correct the > > creator metadata output of XeLaTeX? I am currently using xelatex from > > TeXLive 2014 running on Windows. Here is the first line from the log > > file: > > This is XeTeX, Version 3.14159265-2.6-0.99991 (TeX Live 2014/W32TeX) > > (preloaded format=xelatex 2014.9.20) 20 SEP 2014 07:16 > > > > Many thanks in advance, > > Dan > > > > -----please ignore the following----- > > Dear arXiv-moderation, > > > -------------------------------------------------- > Subscriptions, Archive, and List information, etc.: > http://tug.org/mailman/listinfo/xetex >
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