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Re: How are Windows users supposed to print the PostScript refcards?
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Reiner Steib |
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Re: How are Windows users supposed to print the PostScript refcards? |
Date: |
Sat, 11 Aug 2007 21:23:48 +0200 |
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On Sat, Aug 11 2007, Stefan Monnier wrote:
>> I think adding *.pdf is fine (only ~ 1 MB) for a real benefit of many
>> users. I didn't suggest to remove the PS versions, because on typical
>> GNU/Linux systems, the PDF would be converted to PS during the
>> printing process (e.g. with CUPS filters) so I'd rather keep the PS
>> files. If size disk space is important, we may gzip the PS files like
>> we do for *.el. Older Unix or GNU/Linux systems might not even be
>> able to print PDF while they can handle PS fine.
To make it more clear: I just didn't propose to remove the PS files,
but I won't object.
Some minor remarks...
> PS files can be generated just fine on those older systems.
Some refcards need special TeX variants (cs-refcard, pl-refcard). But
if the user is interested in those refcard, probably these TeX
variants are available, too.
> PDF can be rendered faster than PS, is generally safer than PS (by virtue
> of not being Turing-complete), is generally smaller as well, and can be
> handled (e.g. searched) more easily.
>
> The only downside I know of PDFs is that the tools to manipulate them
> (e.g. put them in 2up
The pdfpages for pdfLaTeX does it. But it's not a simple as running
psnup.
> or copy/paste some part of it) are rather lacking in the Free
> Software world.
Copy/paste doesn't work worse than for PS.
Bye, Reiner.
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- Re: How are Windows users supposed to print the PostScript refcards?, (continued)
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- Re: How are Windows users supposed to print the PostScript refcards?, Michaël Cadilhac, 2007/08/10
- Re: How are Windows users supposed to print the PostScript refcards?, Stephen J. Turnbull, 2007/08/10
- Re: How are Windows users supposed to print the PostScript refcards?, Michaël Cadilhac, 2007/08/10
- Re: How are Windows users supposed to print the PostScript refcards?, Reiner Steib, 2007/08/10
- Re: How are Windows users supposed to print the PostScript refcards?, Jan Djärv, 2007/08/10
- Re: How are Windows users supposed to print the PostScript refcards?, Michaël Cadilhac, 2007/08/10
- Re: How are Windows users supposed to print the PostScript refcards?, jemarch, 2007/08/10
- Re: How are Windows users supposed to print the PostScript refcards?, Reiner Steib, 2007/08/11
- Re: How are Windows users supposed to print the PostScript refcards?, Stefan Monnier, 2007/08/11
- Re: How are Windows users supposed to print the PostScript refcards?,
Reiner Steib <=
- Re: How are Windows users supposed to print the PostScript refcards?, Michaël Cadilhac, 2007/08/12
- Re: How are Windows users supposed to print the PostScript refcards?, Stefan Monnier, 2007/08/12
- Re: How are Windows users supposed to print the PostScript refcards?, Michaël Cadilhac, 2007/08/13
- Re: How are Windows users supposed to print the PostScript refcards?, Michaël Cadilhac, 2007/08/16
- Re: How are Windows users supposed to print the PostScript refcards?, Richard Stallman, 2007/08/16
- Re: How are Windows users supposed to print the PostScript refcards?, Reiner Steib, 2007/08/17
- Re: How are Windows users supposed to print the PostScript refcards?, Michaël Cadilhac, 2007/08/17
- Re: How are Windows users supposed to print the PostScript refcards?, Michaël Cadilhac, 2007/08/19
- Re: How are Windows users supposed to print the PostScript refcards?, Sven Joachim, 2007/08/19
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