Re: [Groff] Groff to pdf/Windows

[\"Robert Thorsby\"]

On 04/03/14 12:55:48, Clarke Echols wrote:
> I've been using groff to create a PostScript file, then I use the  
> Linux convert command:
>
>      convert file.ps file.pdf
>
> and I've never had a problem with people reading it when I email it  
> to them, whether they're on mobile devices, PCs, or Macs.
>
> Did I miss something?

Just to muddy the waters a bit, I've been emailing PDF files to Windows  
and MAC types for years. I create a ps file in groff and then use  
ps2pdfwr (the latest of the ps2pdf conversion utilites I've used over  
the years) to create the PDF file, with the following switches:

ps2pdfwr -dEmbedAllFonts=true -dUseCIEColor=true -dPDFSETTINGS=/printer  
\
  groff_input_file.ps output_pdf_file.pdf

I've never had a complaint.

Cheers,
Robert
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