Producing pdf files with copyable text

Paul Smith phhs80 at gmail.com
Sat Aug 11 22:57:09 UTC 2007


On 8/11/07, fredex <fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us> wrote:
> > > > I have filed an enhancement request:
> > >
> > > It might be obsolete :)
> > >
> > > Try this:
> > > yum install cups-pdf
> > > service cups restart
> > >
> > > Then you should be able to print any web page to PDF, by selecting the
> > > 'CUPS PDF' printer.
> >
> > Not obsolete, Chris!
> >
> > In fact, cups-pdf does not produce pdf files with *copyable* text.
> >
> > Paul
> >
>
> What I tend to do (at work, where I am pretty much forced to use MS Word)
> is print to a PS file (install a HP PS printer driver, configure it for
> print to file) then hand that file to ps2pdf. Works pretty well.

Can one install in Linux a non-existent PS printer? Perhaps, it will
do the trick.

Paul




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