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Create a PDF to print in draft text mode
Message-ID:<780666a9-7c9a-4dd9-a423-94d897e06ec4@d32g2000yqe.googlegroups.com>
Subject:Create a PDF to print in draft text mode
Date:Thu, 25 Dec 2008 14:32:54 +0100
I want to create a very simple PDF file, containing only text
information.
When printing in a Dot Matrix Printer, I want a really fast printing,
just like printing directly to a LPT port using old "Esc/P commands".
This is necessary because I need do generate a lot of PDF contaning
only text information, and my costumers use to have dot matrix
printers too.
So I want to know:
- Is this possible ?
- What fonts / sizes I should use ?
- What more should I do ?
Thanks in advance,
Marcos Augusto
Message-ID:<Qc6dnRLUKovNDM7UnZ2dnUVZ_jadnZ2d@posted.palinacquisition>
Subject:Re: Create a PDF to print in draft text mode
Date:Thu, 25 Dec 2008 14:57:36 +0100
Why not use Notepad and create a text file?
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Don - PDF-XChange ProŽ/PDF-XChange Viewer ProŽ
Vancouver, USA
"Marcos Augusto Barroso" <marcos.barroso.10@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:780666a9-7c9a-4dd9-a423-94d897e06ec4@d32g2000yqe.googlegroups.com...
>
> I want to create a very simple PDF file, containing only text
> information.
>
> When printing in a Dot Matrix Printer, I want a really fast printing,
> just like printing directly to a LPT port using old "Esc/P commands".
>
> This is necessary because I need do generate a lot of PDF contaning
> only text information, and my costumers use to have dot matrix
> printers too.
>
> So I want to know:
>
> - Is this possible ?
> - What fonts / sizes I should use ?
> - What more should I do ?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Marcos Augusto
Message-ID:<770e9ead-4309-4b85-b7a4-6161c7fb7107@f40g2000pri.googlegroups.com>
Subject:Re: Create a PDF to print in draft text mode
Date:Fri, 26 Dec 2008 17:42:37 +0100
On 25 dez, 10:57, "Don Schmidt" <Don Engin...@PNB.Retired_1987> wrote:
> Why not use Notepad and create a text file?
>
> --
> Don - PDF-XChange Pro=AE/PDF-XChange Viewer Pro=AE
> Vancouver, USA
>
> "Marcos Augusto Barroso" <marcos.barroso...@gmail.com> wrote in messagene=
ws:780666a9-7c9a-4dd9-a423-94d897e06ec4@d32g2000yqe.googlegroups.com...
>
>
>
> > I want to create a very simple PDF file, containing only text
> > information.
>
> > When printing in a Dot Matrix Printer, I want a really fast printing,
> > just like printing directly to a LPT port using old "Esc/P commands".
>
> > This is necessary because I need do generate a lot of PDF contaning
> > only text information, and my costumers use to have dot matrix
> > printers too.
>
> > So I want to know:
>
> > - Is this possible ?
> > - What fonts / sizes I should use ?
> > - What more should I do ?
>
> > Thanks in advance,
>
> > Marcos Augusto
Because I have to have page break control, for page numbering.
Message-ID:<gja7a9$hif$03$2@news.t-online.com>
Subject:Re: Create a PDF to print in draft text mode
Date:Mon, 29 Dec 2008 11:03:51 +0100
Marcos Augusto Barroso wrote:
> On 25 dez, 10:57, "Don Schmidt" <Don Engin...@PNB.Retired_1987> wrote:
>> Why not use Notepad and create a text file?
>>
>> --
>> Don - PDF-XChange ProŽ/PDF-XChange Viewer ProŽ
>> Vancouver, USA
>>
>> "Marcos Augusto Barroso" <marcos.barroso...@gmail.com> wrote in messagenews:780666a9-7c9a-4dd9-a423-94d897e06ec4@d32g2000yqe.googlegroups.com...
>>
>>
>>
>>> I want to create a very simple PDF file, containing only text
>>> information.
>>> When printing in a Dot Matrix Printer, I want a really fast printing,
>>> just like printing directly to a LPT port using old "Esc/P commands".
>>> This is necessary because I need do generate a lot of PDF contaning
>>> only text information, and my costumers use to have dot matrix
>>> printers too.
>>> So I want to know:
>>> - Is this possible ?
>>> - What fonts / sizes I should use ?
>>> - What more should I do ?
>>> Thanks in advance,
>>> Marcos Augusto
>
>
> Because I have to have page break control, for page numbering.
Use MS Word.
Message-ID:<6ruqs0F3ds84U1@mid.individual.net>
Subject:Re: Create a PDF to print in draft text mode
Date:Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:51:44 +0100
Marcos Augusto Barroso wrote:
> I want to create a very simple PDF file, containing only text
> information.
>
> When printing in a Dot Matrix Printer, I want a really fast printing,
> just like printing directly to a LPT port using old "Esc/P commands".
>
> This is necessary because I need do generate a lot of PDF contaning
> only text information, and my costumers use to have dot matrix
> printers too.
Why not just send them a plaintext file. If you need it paginated, just
pass it through a paging filter, eg
$ awk 'BEGIN {print "\n"} {++n;print;if(n==(lines-4)){++p;print
"\n\t\t\t" p "\n\014\n";n=0}}' lines=66 your.file.name >output.file.txt
If your computer doesn't have awk or gawk (eg Windows), you can download
it from http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/gawk.htm
> So I want to know:
>
> - Is this possible ?
Yes, but not with PDF. PDF is for full graphical printing. It carries
precesiely the huge overhead of font-handling and formatting gubbins
which you would like to avoid.
> - What fonts / sizes I should use ?
Don't. Use plaintext and let their printer select the default plain
font. And suggest they set their print driver to use "Fast" or "Draft"
mode for speed.
> - What more should I do ?
Learn about plain text and printing?
///Peter
Message-ID:<780666a9-7c9a-4dd9-a423-94d897e06ec4@d32g2000yqe.googlegroups.com>
Subject:Create a PDF to print in draft text mode
Date:Thu, 25 Dec 2008 14:32:54 +0100
I want to create a very simple PDF file, containing only text
information.
When printing in a Dot Matrix Printer, I want a really fast printing,
just like printing directly to a LPT port using old "Esc/P commands".
This is necessary because I need do generate a lot of PDF contaning
only text information, and my costumers use to have dot matrix
printers too.
So I want to know:
- Is this possible ?
- What fonts / sizes I should use ?
- What more should I do ?
Thanks in advance,
Marcos Augusto
Message-ID:<Qc6dnRLUKovNDM7UnZ2dnUVZ_jadnZ2d@posted.palinacquisition>
Subject:Re: Create a PDF to print in draft text mode
Date:Thu, 25 Dec 2008 14:57:36 +0100
Why not use Notepad and create a text file?
--
Don - PDF-XChange ProŽ/PDF-XChange Viewer ProŽ
Vancouver, USA
"Marcos Augusto Barroso" <marcos.barroso.10@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:780666a9-7c9a-4dd9-a423-94d897e06ec4@d32g2000yqe.googlegroups.com...
>
> I want to create a very simple PDF file, containing only text
> information.
>
> When printing in a Dot Matrix Printer, I want a really fast printing,
> just like printing directly to a LPT port using old "Esc/P commands".
>
> This is necessary because I need do generate a lot of PDF contaning
> only text information, and my costumers use to have dot matrix
> printers too.
>
> So I want to know:
>
> - Is this possible ?
> - What fonts / sizes I should use ?
> - What more should I do ?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Marcos Augusto
Message-ID:<770e9ead-4309-4b85-b7a4-6161c7fb7107@f40g2000pri.googlegroups.com>
Subject:Re: Create a PDF to print in draft text mode
Date:Fri, 26 Dec 2008 17:42:37 +0100
On 25 dez, 10:57, "Don Schmidt" <Don Engin...@PNB.Retired_1987> wrote:
> Why not use Notepad and create a text file?
>
> --
> Don - PDF-XChange Pro=AE/PDF-XChange Viewer Pro=AE
> Vancouver, USA
>
> "Marcos Augusto Barroso" <marcos.barroso...@gmail.com> wrote in messagene=
ws:780666a9-7c9a-4dd9-a423-94d897e06ec4@d32g2000yqe.googlegroups.com...
>
>
>
> > I want to create a very simple PDF file, containing only text
> > information.
>
> > When printing in a Dot Matrix Printer, I want a really fast printing,
> > just like printing directly to a LPT port using old "Esc/P commands".
>
> > This is necessary because I need do generate a lot of PDF contaning
> > only text information, and my costumers use to have dot matrix
> > printers too.
>
> > So I want to know:
>
> > - Is this possible ?
> > - What fonts / sizes I should use ?
> > - What more should I do ?
>
> > Thanks in advance,
>
> > Marcos Augusto
Because I have to have page break control, for page numbering.
Message-ID:<gja7a9$hif$03$2@news.t-online.com>
Subject:Re: Create a PDF to print in draft text mode
Date:Mon, 29 Dec 2008 11:03:51 +0100
Marcos Augusto Barroso wrote:
> On 25 dez, 10:57, "Don Schmidt" <Don Engin...@PNB.Retired_1987> wrote:
>> Why not use Notepad and create a text file?
>>
>> --
>> Don - PDF-XChange ProŽ/PDF-XChange Viewer ProŽ
>> Vancouver, USA
>>
>> "Marcos Augusto Barroso" <marcos.barroso...@gmail.com> wrote in messagenews:780666a9-7c9a-4dd9-a423-94d897e06ec4@d32g2000yqe.googlegroups.com...
>>
>>
>>
>>> I want to create a very simple PDF file, containing only text
>>> information.
>>> When printing in a Dot Matrix Printer, I want a really fast printing,
>>> just like printing directly to a LPT port using old "Esc/P commands".
>>> This is necessary because I need do generate a lot of PDF contaning
>>> only text information, and my costumers use to have dot matrix
>>> printers too.
>>> So I want to know:
>>> - Is this possible ?
>>> - What fonts / sizes I should use ?
>>> - What more should I do ?
>>> Thanks in advance,
>>> Marcos Augusto
>
>
> Because I have to have page break control, for page numbering.
Use MS Word.
Message-ID:<6ruqs0F3ds84U1@mid.individual.net>
Subject:Re: Create a PDF to print in draft text mode
Date:Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:51:44 +0100
Marcos Augusto Barroso wrote:
> I want to create a very simple PDF file, containing only text
> information.
>
> When printing in a Dot Matrix Printer, I want a really fast printing,
> just like printing directly to a LPT port using old "Esc/P commands".
>
> This is necessary because I need do generate a lot of PDF contaning
> only text information, and my costumers use to have dot matrix
> printers too.
Why not just send them a plaintext file. If you need it paginated, just
pass it through a paging filter, eg
$ awk 'BEGIN {print "\n"} {++n;print;if(n==(lines-4)){++p;print
"\n\t\t\t" p "\n\014\n";n=0}}' lines=66 your.file.name >output.file.txt
If your computer doesn't have awk or gawk (eg Windows), you can download
it from http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/gawk.htm
> So I want to know:
>
> - Is this possible ?
Yes, but not with PDF. PDF is for full graphical printing. It carries
precesiely the huge overhead of font-handling and formatting gubbins
which you would like to avoid.
> - What fonts / sizes I should use ?
Don't. Use plaintext and let their printer select the default plain
font. And suggest they set their print driver to use "Fast" or "Draft"
mode for speed.
> - What more should I do ?
Learn about plain text and printing?
///Peter
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