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Re: [Groff] PDF doesn't work on Windows


From: hj.oertel
Subject: Re: [Groff] PDF doesn't work on Windows
Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2016 08:19:56 +0200

by default groff generates PS, using the flag -Tps.
In Linux you can convert it to PDF using the ps2pdf tool.

Am 21.04.2016 00:07 schrieb Blake McBride <address@hidden>:
>
> Sorry.  Found the problem.  Linux PDF reader can read Postscript.  Adobe 
> Reader cannot. 
>
> On Wed, Apr 20, 2016 at 4:58 PM, Blake McBride <address@hidden> wrote: 
>
> > Hi, 
> > 
> > I created a PDF file with groff and mm under Linux.  Looks perfect.  I 
> > copied the file to a Windows partition, but when I try to open it under 
> > Windows with Adobe XI I get: 
> > 
> > "Adobe Reader could not open 'report.pdf' because it is either not a 
> > supported file type or because the file has been damaged (for example, it 
> > was sent as an email attachment and wasn't correctly decoded)." 
> > 
> > I checked the MD5 on both the Linux copy and the Windows copy.  Same value. 
> > 
> > Not sure what to do. 
> > 
> > Thanks. 
> > 
> > Blake McBride 
> > 
> > 

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