Re: 2.8.1 pdf file size

[Han-Wen Nienhuys]

David Feuer wrote:
> On 4/4/06, Geoff Horton <address@hidden> wrote:
> > > > After upgrading to 2.8.1, I notice that the .pdf files produced are
> > > > considerable larger, on the order of about 5 to 10 times the size
> > > > formerly produced.  This has a detrimental effect on my ability to
> > > > store and distribute, so much that I have to back level to 2.6
> > > > to use.
>
> Is there any way in PDF to ask the interpreter to hang on to the file
> names for us so we can refer to them without copying them out every
> time?

good  question. I don't know.

the problem with file sizes doesn't have anything to do with point & 
click though. It's usually that people are running unpatched Ghostscript 
8.x instead  of using the GUB builds.

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