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Old 07-01-2005, 03:20 PM   #1
zebra90210
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PDF encoder for Linux


Hi. I wanted to know if there's a program in Linux which encodes files into the PDF format.
I have a Canon scanner and when I bought it, I got a bundle of software with it. The primary scanner software has an Adobe PDF encoder built-in. Unfortunately it only works in Windows.
I was wondering if anyone knew anything about something like this, in Linux.
I use Kooka, for scans, in Linux, but it doesn't generate the PDF files.
Any ideas? I use Mandrake 10.0, with 2.6.3.7 kernel, on 2.6Ghz Athlon.
any advice will be appreciated.
 
Old 07-01-2005, 03:26 PM   #2
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Have you looked at OpenOffice? It is able to export PDF files.
 
Old 07-01-2005, 03:33 PM   #3
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titopoquito - you're a genius! The answer was in front of me, all the time, I was just not thinking straight..
Thanks again!
 
Old 07-01-2005, 04:10 PM   #4
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Scribus is also good for making PDF's, actually, it's really good...
 
Old 07-01-2005, 04:23 PM   #5
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Cups also has a PDF writer plugin, so you can print to PDFs from any application.
 
Old 07-01-2005, 06:23 PM   #6
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... and \LaTeX has pdflatex(1) and Texinfo has texi2pdf(1)

Trust me--when you've seen \TeX output, you wouldn't want anything else; it's *that* gorgeous.

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