PDF woes

[Net Llama!]

On Thu, 11 Mar 2004, Roger Oberholtzer wrote:
> I have Acrobat 5.0.5 as well.
>
> What happens if you print to a file and then try to view the postscript file
> with gv? I get the reported messages. And, as this very same ghostscript
> does the print filtering (via CUPS), printing errors are no surprise.
>
> I will try from Gentoo at home this evening.


I don't have ghostview installed, so sorry, i can't try that.  ghostview
!= ghostscript.  RH9 uses CUPS and it just works(tm).


> On Thu, 11 Mar 2004 10:25:29 -0500 (EST)
> Net Llama! <netllama at linux-sxs.org> wrote:
>
> > All 4 pages print just fine for me too using Acrobat-5.0.5 in RH9.
> >
> > On Thu, 11 Mar 2004, Mike Reinehr wrote:
> >
> > > It must be something to do with your setup. I have no problem printing,
> > > here.
> > >
> > > I'm not sure what you call them, but I'm seeing increasing numbers of
> > > these"fill-in-form" type of pdf files. In general, you can print the
> > > form, completed or otherwise, but you only can save the basic un-edited
> > > file. I get a warning when I attempt to save the file, that only the
> > > basic file will be saved, not the changes, and that I must purchase
> > > Adobe Acrobat in order to save an edited file.
> > >
> > > HTH.
> > >
> > > Mike
> > >
> > > On Thursday 11 March 2004 08:25 am, Roger Oberholtzer wrote:
> > > > On Thu, 11 Mar 2004 09:18:23 -0500 (EST)
> > > >
> > > > Net Llama! <netllama at linux-sxs.org> wrote:
> > > > > On Thu, 11 Mar 2004, Roger Oberholtzer wrote:
> > > > > > I just tried to print a PDF form from the local US Embassy. I get
> > > > > > this from Ghostscript when dealing with the file:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > 	This PostScript file was created from an encrypted PDF file.
> > > > > > 	Redistilling encrypted PDF is not permitted.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Any remedy? Like this, I cannot print. Oddly, Linux Acrobat will
> > > > > > happily show the file. But the postscript it generates causes
> > > > > > this.
> > > > >
> > > > > Got a URL for the file?  What version of acrobat are you using?  Are
> > > > > you trying to print directly to a printer, or print to a PS file
> > > > > first?
> > > >
> > > > http://travel.state.gov/DS-0082.pdf
> > > >
> > > > I first tried printing direct. Then I saved to a file as PS (from
> > > > acroread) and looked at what Ghostscript (ESP Ghostscript 7.07.1) said
> > > > about the file.
> > >
> > >
> >
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