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Re: [Groff] PDFPIC macro
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Peter Schaffter |
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Re: [Groff] PDFPIC macro |
Date: |
Sun, 21 Sep 2014 21:14:25 -0400 |
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Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) |
On Thu, Sep 18, 2014, Keith Marshall wrote:
> On 18/09/14 14:42, Peter Schaffter wrote:
> > Would an addition to the warning emitted by the macro be sufficient
> > to alert users to the potential dangers of -U?
>
> Perhaps, but it's so much better if it can be avoided altogether. FWIW,
> in my former employment I produced a significant volume of PDF
> documentation -- including the occasional PSPIC image -- using pdfroff
> on MS-Windows, without ever needing to use -U.
pdfinfo isn't the only reason for -U; the macro, as is, also
converts pdf images to eps for non-gropdf processing. This is
a judgment call on my part. The macro could as easily reject
pdfimages entirely when !'\\*[.T]'pdf'
--
Peter Schaffter
http://www.schaffter.ca
- Re: [Groff] PDFPIC macro, (continued)
- Re: [Groff] PDFPIC macro, Steffen Nurpmeso, 2014/09/29
- Re: [Groff] PDFPIC macro, Werner LEMBERG, 2014/09/29
- Re: [Groff] PDFPIC macro, Keith Marshall, 2014/09/29
- Re: [Groff] PDFPIC macro, Clarke Echols, 2014/09/29
- Re: [Groff] PDFPIC macro, Werner LEMBERG, 2014/09/30
- Re: [Groff] PDFPIC macro, Keith Marshall, 2014/09/30
- Re: [Groff] PDFPIC macro, Werner LEMBERG, 2014/09/30
- Re: [Groff] PDFPIC macro, Ralph Corderoy, 2014/09/30
- Re: [Groff] PDFPIC macro, Keith Marshall, 2014/09/18
- Re: [Groff] PDFPIC macro, Steffen Nurpmeso, 2014/09/19
- Re: [Groff] PDFPIC macro,
Peter Schaffter <=
Re: [Groff] PDFPIC macro, Keith Marshall, 2014/09/17
Re: [Groff] PDFPIC macro, Ralph Corderoy, 2014/09/18