Dear XeTex, I think my original email was not so clear. ArXiv.org of course accepts papers generated using LaTeX, but they want to be given the source files (.tex files, etc) rather than a pdf file. However, they apparently sometimes make exceptions to this rule if the pdf file was generated using XeTeX/XeLaTeX rather than LaTeX. That is, they *may* in at least some cases accept a pdf generated by XeLaTeX, but will *not* accept a pdf generated by LaTeX.
Therefore, if it is not too much trouble, I would like the metadata in my XeLaTeX/xdvipdfmx generated pdf file to clearly indicate that it was generated by XeLaTeX (*not* by LaTeX). Would any one have time for this? Many thanks in advance, Dan ------------- please ignore the following ------------- Dear arXiv-moderation [arXiv #128343] [arXiv #128400] On Sat, Sep 20, 2014 at 10:15 AM, Daniel Greenhoe <dgreen...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear XeTeX, > > I have tried uploading a paper in pdf format that I typeset using > XeLaTeX to arXiv.org. However, it was later removed because it > "appeared to be PostScript/PDF generated from TeX source". I wrote to > arXiv-moderation, strongly arguing my case for using XeLaTeX rather > than LaTeX. They responded saying "In order to approve such a request > we'd have to have a PDF which includes it's XeTeX nature within the > pdf properties...". > > When I typeset my paper using xelatex.exe, an xdv file is generated > which contains this in the metadata: > \Creator(LaTeX with hyperref pacakge)\Author()\Producer(XeTeX 0.99991) > Later I use xdvipdfmx.exe to generate a pdf file. It contains this > information in the metadata: > Creator: LaTeX with hyperref package > Producer: xdvipdfmx (20140317) > > So although the producer fields provides evidence that I am using > XeLaTeX, the creator field erroneously implies that I have typeset > using LaTeX. Hence, there will be a high probability that my paper > will either be removed by an automated server at arXiv.org or a human > administrator. > > I realize that I could possibly hand edit the xdv file or use a > metadata editor to edit the pdf file. But I would rather not do this. > I would rather work transparently, not surreptitiously changing the > metadata of files. > > Would it be possible that some qualified person could correct the > creator metadata output of XeLaTeX? I am currently using xelatex from > TeXLive 2014 running on Windows. Here is the first line from the log > file: > This is XeTeX, Version 3.14159265-2.6-0.99991 (TeX Live 2014/W32TeX) > (preloaded format=xelatex 2014.9.20) 20 SEP 2014 07:16 > > Many thanks in advance, > Dan > > -----please ignore the following----- > Dear arXiv-moderation, -------------------------------------------------- Subscriptions, Archive, and List information, etc.: http://tug.org/mailman/listinfo/xetex
