From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Michael Hannon Subject: Re: PDF docs from Org-mode: not valid PDF? Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2012 15:38:04 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <1355441884.43014.YahooMailNeo@web122204.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> References: <1355001391.68403.YahooMailNeo@web122205.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> <87k3sm0ybv.fsf@bzg.ath.cx> Reply-To: Michael Hannon Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:54475) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TjILx-0004mm-K3 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 13 Dec 2012 18:38:13 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TjILt-0006ht-Iw for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 13 Dec 2012 18:38:09 -0500 Received: from nm24-vm4.bullet.mail.ne1.yahoo.com ([98.138.91.184]:44012) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TjILt-0006hp-Aw for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 13 Dec 2012 18:38:05 -0500 In-Reply-To: <87k3sm0ybv.fsf@bzg.ath.cx> List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Bastien Cc: Org-Mode List Bastien wrote:=0A=0A> Michael Hannon = writes:=0A=0A>> Greetings.=A0 The woman that runs our research group compl= ains that she is=0A>> unable to print PDF documents that a couple of us in = the group send her, and=0A>> that the two of us are the only source of such= troublesome documents.=0A>>=0A>> It occurred to me that the two of us are = the only ones in the group that use=0A>> Emacs Org-mode to produce PDF docu= ments.=0A=0A> pdftex and other usual tools to convert from .tex to .pdf=0A>= do not validate PDF/A, as Karl said.=0A> =0A> Here are some information on= how to make a .tex that will=0A> validate:=0A> =0A> http://support.river-v= alley.com/wiki/index.php?title=3DGenerating_PDF/A_compliant_PDFs_from_pdfte= x=0A=0A> I'm not in favor of importing this machinery into our LaTeX=0A> ex= porter.=0A=0AThanks, Bastien.=A0 Interesting link.=A0 I agree: I don't see = that it would be=0Adesirable to incorporate this into the LaTeX exporter.= =0A=0AMy original motivation for this was to respond to the boss's complain= ts about=0Aprinting PDF documents by saying something like: see, the Org-mo= de PDF files=0Apass the validation test, so the problem must be elsewhere (= maybe your=0Aprinter).=A0 Knowing almost nothing about PDF internals, I glo= mmed onto the=0Afirst validation test that I came across, and, oops, my doc= ument failed=0Amiserably.=0A=0AKarl was kind enough to point out that MOST = PDF documents would fail the 'A'=0Atest, so the failure is a red herring.= =0A=0ATo proceed with this, I need to generate a series of PDF documents an= d have=0Athe boss's admin assistant try to print them.=A0 Unfortunately, I'= ve been=0Aswamped with some other stuff this week and haven't had a chance = to work on=0Athis.=0A=0AThanks again,=0A=0A-- Mike