[AT] Off topic Open Office PDF UPDATE Larry Goss

[Larry Goss]

Oops!  That's the first mistake I ever made --- today.  :-)

Sorry about that.

Thanks for pointing it out, Steve.

Larry


----- Original Message -----
From: Stephen Offiler <soffiler at gmail.com>
Date: Saturday, October 25, 2008 9:02
Subject: Re: [AT] Off topic Open Office PDF UPDATE Larry Goss
To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>

> Correction, Larry, PDF stands for PORTABLE Document File 
> according to Adobe.
> 
> SO
> 
> On Fri, Oct 24, 2008 at 5:25 PM, Larry Goss 
> <rlgoss at insightbb.com> wrote:
> > If we really want to be technically accurate, all word 
> processors have had the ability to generate PDF files since 
> printers started using scalable fonts.  The Printer files 
> from all word processors can be sent to a file on your hard 
> drive instead of to the printer.  Those files are the basis 
> for PDF's (Print Document Files).  The major change is that 
> the process can now be automatic from a single icon available in 
> the word processor menus instead of making a series of choices 
> from the printer menus..
> >
> > Larry
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Brad Gunnells <brad-gunnells at uiowa.edu>
> > Date: Friday, October 24, 2008 13:34
> > Subject: Re: [AT] Off topic Open Office PDF UPDATE  Larry Goss
> > To: Antique tractor email discussion group 
> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> >
> >> Unless you've paid money to acquire Adobe Acrobat Standard or
> >> Adobe
> >> Acrobat Professional you wouldn't have the ability to "create"
> >> PDF
> >> files. Most folks have probably downloaded the free Acrobat
> >> Reader as
> >> a way to open existing PDF files. I see now Adobe now allows you
> >> to
> >> create PDF file from Acrobat Reader through their website
> >> but
> >> requires a subscription to do that.
> >>
> >> My guess is your ability to "create" PDF files comes from
> >> Open
> >> Office. Mac OS X incorporated the ability to create PDF files a
> >> few
> >> years ago. My guess is since PDF is such a widely accepted
> >> standard
> >> you will see more programs with that capability.
> >>
> >> Brad
> >>
> >> On Oct 24, 2008, at 12:09 PM, charlie hill wrote:
> >>
> >> > Yep that is the way I see it.  It's also possible that
> >> the PDF icon
> >> > would
> >> > not even show up if I didn't have Acrobat on my computer.
> >> >
> >> > Charlie
> >> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> > From: "Larry Goss" <rlgoss at insightbb.com>
> >> > To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
> >> <at at lists.antique-
> >> > tractor.com>
> >> > Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 12:01 PM
> >> > Subject: Re: [AT] Off topic Open Office PDF UPDATE Larry Goss
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >> Thanks, Charlie.  It could be doing it either way, but
> >> the fact
> >> >> that the
> >> >> process is available one way or another is helpful.  I
> >> guess the
> >> >> only way
> >> >> we would know is if someone who has a barebones version of
> >> Open
> >> >> Office
> >> >> loaded on a computer with no Adobe Acrobat files would try
> >> it.  My
> >> >> guess
> >> >> is that no one has such a pristine computer available.
> >> >>
> >> >> Larry
> >> >>
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