Hi Keith, Am 07.06.22 um 23:29 schrieb Keith N. McKenna: > Hi Matthias > Matthias Seidel wrote: >> Hi Keith, >> >> Am 07.06.22 um 05:06 schrieb Keith N. McKenna: > <snip> >>> I found a way to reduce the size of the PDF by not using PDF-1A. Thank >>> you for looking at this. >> >> While not using PDF-1A may reduce the size because fonts etc. are not >> embedded in the PDF we lose the control over the appearance of the PDF >> on the user side. > > The problem with PDF/A-1A is that it does not allow transparencies and > converts them to a graphic. For the Getting Started Guide, this > results in a 3 page ToC graphic, as well as changes to many of the > graphics used. If we are going to loose control anyway, I would rather > do it and gain smaller file size right now.
You are right regarding transparency... I didn't think of that. But then we should at least embed the used font(s). > > However, this brings up the question is it time to explore other means > of creating the PDF than what we have today? Have we ever looked at > PDFBox? Depending on your OS you could also test one of these PDF "printer". I often use PDF24 on Windows... Regards, Matthias > > Regards > Keith > > > >> >> Reducing the quality of the graphics might work, but in the end I think >> we still need to increase the file size of the allowed uploads... >> >> Regards, >> >> Matthias >> >>> >>> Regards >>> Keith >>> >>> Dave Fisher wrote: >>>> See https://m.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Configuring_file_uploads >>>> >>>> Please let us know the error message. >>>> >>>> I’ve cc’d sysadmin@openoffice I can take a look in the next day or so. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Dave >>>> >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>>> On Jun 6, 2022, at 2:40 PM, Keith N. McKenna >>>>> <keith.mcke...@comcast.net> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> The documentation team is starting to publish the 4.1 getting >>>>> started guide and have run into a problem. The 2MB upload limit is >>>>> far to small for the ODT and the PDF file for the complete Guide. >>>>> >>>>> The ODT file is 7.1 MB, and the Writer one will most likely be >>>>> bigger.The smallest I have been able to get the converted PDF is >>>>> 31MB. >>>>> >>>>> I know that we have some ODT files already on the mwike that are >>>>> 11MB. What would be the best way to get the limit raised so that the >>>>> ODT can be uploaded? >>>>> >>>>> Regards >>>>> Keith >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org >>>>> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org >>> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org >>> >> > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org >
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