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Re: PDF on debian



Vincent Lefevre (12023-03-09):
> Until now, I've been using a script that does
> 
>   paps $opt | ps2pdf - $@[-1]:t.pdf
> 
> with some options. But due to the use of PostScript as an intermediate
> file, the PDF has no text part (it is not searchable, etc.).

It is not due to the use of PostScript, it is on purpose, they replace
glyphs by their outline instead of embedding the fonts.

It could be the starting point of a better tool, though, capable of
outputting to all formats supported by Cairo.

Regards,

-- 
  Nicolas George


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