Re: [Groff] PDF printing coming

2006-04-21 Thread Bernd Warken
> Von: Clarke Echols <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Besides, it didn't put one cent in Bill Gates and company's pocket. > I'm too cheap to spend big bucks just to get PowerPoint. I haven't > checked, but perhaps there's some equivalent now available for Linux > or Cygwin? OpenOffice Impress can handle Po

Re: [Groff] PDF printing coming

2006-04-21 Thread Clarke Echols
The biggest advantage I see in Unix/Linux et al operating systems and the software that runs on them is this: I am "enabled" in my quest to do exactly what I want, exactly how I want to do it. No exceptions (within the capabilities of the software in question). My biggest objection to Windows op

Re: [Groff] PDF printing coming

2006-04-21 Thread Ted Harding
On 21-Apr-06 Peter Schaffter wrote: > Ted -- > > On Fri, Apr 21, 2006, Ted Harding wrote: >> I harbour fears that this proposed move towards PDF as the >> standard indicates an impending domination of the capable >> by the challenged. > > Is "domination of the capable by the challenged" your own

Re: [Groff] PDF printing coming

2006-04-21 Thread Peter Schaffter
Ted -- On Fri, Apr 21, 2006, Ted Harding wrote: > I harbour fears that this proposed move towards PDF as the > standard indicates an impending domination of the capable > by the challenged. Is "domination of the capable by the challenged" your own phrase? It's terrific, and I'd like to be able to

Re: [Groff] PDF printing coming

2006-04-21 Thread Miklos Somogyi
On 21/04/2006, at 7:34 PM, (Ted Harding) wrote: On 21-Apr-06 Michail Vidiassov wrote: though Linux will maintain PostScript support for a long time to ensure backward compatibility. I sincerely hope so. . all agreed that PDF will give them more power, more reliability, and more

RE: [Groff] PDF printing coming

2006-04-21 Thread Ted Harding
On 21-Apr-06 Michail Vidiassov wrote: > Portable Document Format (PDF) is set to displace PostScript > as the standard print job transfer and processing format for > Linux, though Linux will maintain PostScript support for a > long time to ensure backward compatibility. > > This switch was agreed

[Groff] PDF printing coming

2006-04-20 Thread Michail Vidiassov
Portable Document Format (PDF) is set to displace PostScript as the standard print job transfer and processing format for Linux, though Linux will maintain PostScript support for a long time to ensure backward compatibility. This switch was agreed upon at last week's Linux Desktop Printing Sum