Re: PDF export plugin in Windows

Dom Lachowicz wrote:

>There was a PDF export plugin, independant from Gnome
>Print. I don't want to offend anyone's feelings (and
>don't want to go into any detail), but it was never
>any good.
>
>So we don't ship with the PDF plugin on any of our
>platforms. Of course, you still have options, even on
>Windows.
>
>1) Purchase Adobe Acrobat. It will install a PDF
>printer for you. You can print to PDF files.
>
>2) Download Ghostscript. At least some Windows
>Ghostscript packages do what #1 above does.
>
>3) Use OpenOffice 1.1.x and save as PDF.
>
>Google is probably a good resource for this type of
>problem. The problem isn't specific to AbiWord by any
>means.
>
>
>
*******
I'd like to point out an easier option, probably preferred by Windows
users, that allows you to still use AbiWord. Visit sf.net and look for
the project "PDFCreator". It installs a printer driver and some
management software (as well as a preconfigured version of Ghostscript)
that makes PDF printing from any application as simple as printing to a
printer. There's nothing to configure, just a nice installer to run.
I use it to do some AbiWord QA work, and I think some of the other QA
folk do as well. You'll probably want to give it a try.

Thanks for using AbiWord!

Ryan
*******

>Best regards,
>Dom
>
>--- Alan Horkan <horkana@maths.tcd.ie> wrote:
>
>
>
>>On Tue, 3 Aug 2004, Rick Fiore wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>Date: Tue, 03 Aug 2004 16:38:01 -0400
>>>From: Rick Fiore <rfiore86@earthlink.net>
>>>To: Abiword User <abiword-user@abisource.com>
>>>Subject: PDF export plugin in Windows
>>>
>>>
>>>I just installed AbiWord 2.09 as well as all the
>>>
>>>
>>Import/Export Plug ins
>>
>>
>>>and the Tools Plugins. I downloaded the three
>>>
>>>
>>installers from
>>
>>
>>>abisource.com. My problem is that I can not find
>>>
>>>
>>the PDF export
>>
>>
>>>plugin. Am I just looking over it or has it been
>>>
>>>
>>omitted in the Windows
>>
>>
>>>version? I am running Win XP. The AbiWord
>>>
>>>
>>Plugin Matrix page shows:
>>
>>
>>>pdf ++ ++ * Export Adobe pdf files?
>>>
>>>
>>The page may not be completely accurate.
>>
>>I thought that PDF export was limited to Abiword for
>>Unix (compiled with
>>Gnome-Print to be specific) but I could be mistaken
>>or not up to date with
>>the latest features.
>>
>>There were plenty ways to get around the lack of
>>built in PDF export but
>>I'll wait until someone confirms before I spend time
>>explaining
>>them (or you can try searching the mailing list
>>archives if you would
>>rather not wait).
>>
>>- Alan
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
>

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Received on Wed Aug 4 02:14:15 2004