[AT] Off topic Open Office PDF UPDATE Larry Goss

[Stephen Offiler]

Hey no problem Larry, happy to oblige ;-)

In all seriousness, there was a larger purpose to my post than simply
nitpicking you.  A Portable Document File imples the file is portable
- meaning, can be "ported" to various different platforms, which
should ring true to anyone who has worked with PDF's.  Whereas, the
erroneous Print Document File sounds like the datastream delivered to
a printer.  I am not sure a real Adobe-compliant PDF bears all that
much resemblance to the datastream delivered to a printer, although it
may.

Steve O.


On Sat, Oct 25, 2008 at 7:12 PM, Larry Goss <rlgoss at insightbb.com> wrote:
> 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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