Need PDF producer for FreeBSD

Paul A. Hoadley paulh at logicsquad.net
Sun May 9 06:08:33 UTC 2004


On Sat, May 08, 2004 at 09:57:22PM -0700, Linh Pham wrote:
> On 2004-05-09 13:00 +0930, "Paul A. Hoadley" <paulh at logicsquad.net> wrote:
> 
> # What format are you trying to convert from?  There are numerous
> # tools that will produce PDF as an output format, but to recommend
> # one we need to know your input format.
> 
> IIRC - KDE includes utilities that will allow you to print to PDF.

Sure, but I guess this assumes that his input comes from an
application that has a print feature.  If his input is a TeX file,
say, he probably wants a TeTeX installation.  If his input is some
source code, he probably wants a2ps and, as you mention below, ps2pdf.

> OpenOffice.org supports outputting supported files to PDF as well.

Sure, but I guess this assumes that his input is a supported file
type.

> As another person mentioned, you can use ps2pdf once the file has
> been printed out to or converted to PostScript.

Sure, but now the OP's original question just becomes "how do I
produce PostScript output on FreeBSD."  I still think it would be
handy to know what the OP is actually trying to do.


-- 
Paul.

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