PDF vs. .doc [was Re: Boston Linux Conference December 3-4 ]
Michael Costolo
mcostolo at yahoo.com
Mon Nov 25 08:53:18 EST 2002
--- pll at lanminds.com wrote:
> You can do this easily enough on UNIX with ghostscript package which
> included wrappers for ps2pdf, pdf2ps, etc.. Or, if you
> use TeX for your base formatting language (LaTeX, LyX, etc.) you can
> easily convert from [La]TeX to ps/pdf.
>
> So, with UNIX, you still don't need to by the distiller :)
For those of us who have Windows running at work, these utilities are, I believe,
available for Windows as well (alongside the ghostscript/ghostview programs). The
Windows version of [La]TeX (MikTeX) has direct ps/pdf output as well.
-Mike-
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"The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it"
-George Bernard Shaw
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