Re: Antw: pdf-export
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- Subject: [mg44252] Re: Antw: pdf-export
- From: Joe Gwinn <joegwinn at comcast.net>
- Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 03:01:23 -0500 (EST)
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Paul,
In article <bnli5n$p86$1 at smc.vnet.net>,
Paul Abbott <paul at physics.uwa.edu.au> wrote:
> In article <bndjc8$g0q$1 at smc.vnet.net>,
> "Joshua A. Solomon" <J.A.Solomon at city.ac.uk> wrote:
>
> > I don't know about 10.3 (out today), but 10.2's pdf converter sucks.
> > Create a graphic in Mathematica (Plot[x,{x,0,1}] will do). Copy it as PICT
> > with Embedded PostScript. Paste it into a MS Word document.
>
> But why would you want do that? :-) Word is such a crappy word
> processor for scientific documents.
Because not all plots from Mathematica are destined for scientific
documents. I don't like Word either, but must live with it.
So, someone please answer the question.
Thanks,
Joe Gwinn
> > Now 'Save as PDF.'
> > Guess what. No PostScript. OS 8 and OS 9 worked fine (with a copy of Acrobat
> > Distiller).
> >
> > js
> >
> > On 24/10/03 9:57 am, in article bnapi5$4m5$1 at smc.vnet.net, "Nathan Moore"
> > <nmoore at physics.umn.edu> wrote:
> >
> > > You should use a mac. OSX displays everything on the screen in pdf
> > > format. When you go to print something you can either print or "save
> > > as pdf" - in Linux this option is save as ps. in windows you're
> > > screwed.
> >