This would be a bad idea from my point of view, because in order to generate a pdf that's on a non-standard sheet of paper, I must use the postscript, so not having that file would make it impossible for me to generate a file that prints on, say, 9"x12" paper.
On Friday, January 12, 2007, at 02:42PM, "Laura Conrad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>>>> "Han-Wen" == Han-Wen Nienhuys <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > >> My question is: can one dispense with the Postscript file > >> altogether? I just use the pdf and always delete the ps file. > >> Is there a way to save a step and processing time by just not > >> producing the ps file in the first place? > > Han-Wen> No, the PDF is produced from the PS. The PS uses an > Han-Wen> embedded CFF font that is binary data. You'd have to > Han-Wen> check out the Postscript standard to see what printers > Han-Wen> can handle this. > >But if we aren't going to consider it a bug when the postscript file >doesn't print, shouldn't we treat it as a temporary file and delete it >for the user instead of leaving it there? I used to usually print the >postscript files, and I still forget and try to do it sometimes, and >it doesn't work with my current printer. > > >-- >Laura (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] , http://www.laymusic.org/ ) >(617) 661-8097 fax: (501) 641-5011 >233 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02139 > > >_______________________________________________ >lilypond-user mailing list >lilypond-user@gnu.org >http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user > > _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
