On Sat, Jun 24, 2006 at 07:25:00PM -0400, James R. Van Zandt wrote: > > > > > 2. xpdf doesn't want to open gzipped pdfs by default which > > > > makes this a pain in the **tt for people who want to read the > > > > pdf. > > > > > > There's "zxpdf" in the xpdf package, analogous to zless and zcat it > > > views gzipped files. > > And some of us want to use evince or kpdf or gpdf.
If you are in gnome, please install file roller. That will fix your immediate issue of opening *.pdf.gz file. > I don't think PDFs should ever be compressed with gzip. Well, aregument should be ... Gzipping PDF provides no real space saving advantage while forcing to use extra-CPU time and large temporary file space. * If space saving is the issue, just do not install -doc package. * Providing non-gzipped PDF speed-up system. As I posted elsewhere, someone has to provide debhelper patch. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
