Re: pdf files?

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2001


It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = If under OSX it should be easy. PDF is the native screen format.Under linux try DocBook http://www.linux.com/howto/mini/DocBook-Install/index.htmlI have not tried this but it looks like it might do the trick. (called from the Shell command)DocBook-Install-mini-HOWTO is a detailed practical guide for novices to quickly getting DocBook installed and processing sgml files into html, ps, and pdf on a GNU/Linux system - other systems may be similar. Since setup of DocBook requires files from several separately distributed packages, it can be confusing for beginners. >webcatalog can execute shell commands.. so if you know of a pdf app >under linux which can be run by the command line.. you should be >able to do this. >however.. i dont know of a pdf maker for linux.. just a viewer.. so >unles adobe has a command line pdf maker for windoz or mac.. i >think your out of luck > >-- celeste > > >Tony Frenzel wrote: > >>ok, I don't think webcat can do this..but....... >> >>a client of mine wanted to know if webcat can create a pdf file >>(based on text input that a user enters) and then send it via >>e-mail - text only .pdf file - but with a particuilar font. >> >>possible? >> >> >>Best regards, >> >>Tony Frenzel >>Owner/Projects Director at iDK >>Cell: 312.371.8295 >> >> >>------------------------------------------------------------- >>This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> the mailing list . >>To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >>To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >> >>Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ >> > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------- >This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . >To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > >Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: pdf files? (Peter Werno 2001)
  2. Re: pdf files? (Christer Olsson 2001)
  3. Re: pdf files? (Bob Minor 2001)
  4. Re: pdf files? (Celeste Paul 2001)
  5. Re: pdf files? (Jim Lanford 2001)
  6. Re: pdf files? (Paul Fowler 2001)
  7. Re: pdf files? (Jay Van Vark 2001)
  8. Re: pdf files? (David Ellsworth 2001)
  9. Re: pdf files? (Donovan Brooke 2001)
  10. pdf files? (Tony Frenzel 2001)
If under OSX it should be easy. PDF is the native screen format.Under linux try DocBook http://www.linux.com/howto/mini/DocBook-Install/index.htmlI have not tried this but it looks like it might do the trick. (called from the Shell command)DocBook-Install-mini-HOWTO is a detailed practical guide for novices to quickly getting DocBook installed and processing sgml files into html, ps, and pdf on a GNU/Linux system - other systems may be similar. Since setup of DocBook requires files from several separately distributed packages, it can be confusing for beginners. >webcatalog can execute shell commands.. so if you know of a pdf app >under linux which can be run by the command line.. you should be >able to do this. >however.. i dont know of a pdf maker for linux.. just a viewer.. so >unles adobe has a command line pdf maker for windoz or mac.. i >think your out of luck > >-- celeste > > >Tony Frenzel wrote: > >>ok, I don't think webcat can do this..but....... >> >>a client of mine wanted to know if webcat can create a pdf file >>(based on text input that a user enters) and then send it via >>e-mail - text only .pdf file - but with a particuilar font. >> >>possible? >> >> >>Best regards, >> >>Tony Frenzel >>Owner/Projects Director at iDK >>Cell: 312.371.8295 >> >> >>------------------------------------------------------------- >>This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> the mailing list . >>To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >>To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >> >>Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ >> > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------- >This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . >To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > >Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ Jim Lanford

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