On Sun, Nov 28, 2004 at 12:08:22AM +0000, James Wilkinson wrote: > akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > I am confused with all this advice. You choose the port, the > > manufacturer, etc for the printer. I you want to print a pdf file use > > xpdf, gv, ggv or acroread to display the pdf file and then print it. > > You're thinking about: > existing PDF -> programs -> paper. > > The rest of the thread is about: > existing document *NOT* in PDF format (say, Abiword) -> print system -> > PDF *instead* of paper. > > "Printing" to PDF is close enough to printing to paper that it makes > sense to use the same mechanisms to produce a PDF. > > James. I just what to be sure I am learning what I think I am learning. Is what is being referred to is the possibility that cups can take a document is some arbitrary format and produce a document in pdf format. Not print it just produce a pdf file. ======================================================================= THEGODDESSOFTHENETHASTWISTINGFINGERSANDHERVOICEISLIKEAJAVELININTHENIGHTDUDE ------------------------------------------- Aaron Konstam Computer Science Trinity University One Trinity Place. San Antonio, TX 78212-7200 telephone: (210)-999-7484 email:akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxx
