Re: [libreoffice-users] pdf creation issue on a single file?

I do the following with my "browser printing":

Print the web page to a PDF document - since you cannot choose pages - 
and then open up the PDF document and choose wich page to print out.

I do that type of printing most often with ALL of my packages that can 
print to a printer physical printer.  LO is just different since it can 
use its internal PDF option instead of an external PDF printer

There are some things that LO's PDF option does not do was well as 
CUPS-PDF or doPDF, but LO can create a landscape viewable document so 
you can read it properly, but CUPS-PDF makes it oriented landscape but 
viewed as portrait document.  Not good for documents needed to be read 
and not printed in landscape mode.

I have used LO since 3.3.0 and went from 3.4.6 to 3.5.4, skipping .0 
through .3 for that line.  I now have all my working system [except one 
which will change soon] and will get put the stored "spare systems" and 
install 3.5.5 or 3.5.6 depending when I get the time to get into 
updating the stored XP and Ubuntu 10.04 systems.  I currently run Ubuntu 
10.04/GNOME [desktop], 12.04/MATE and Vista [dual boot laptop], and an 
XP laptop, on my "working or at least currently using" systems.  Using 
CUPS-PDF and doPDF as the default printer is on all of my systems, 
working and stored.

On 07/28/2012 01:45 PM, Don C. Myers wrote:
> I'm running LO on Ubuntu 12.04. I've used all previous versions of LO 
> through the present 3.5.5.3. My experience with export to pdf is that 
> the entire file is exported. It does not work to select one page or a 
> certain selection on a page. If I want to print just 1 page of a 
> multipage document or print a section of a page, that needs to be done 
> with a pdf printer, such as the one webmaster-Kracked_P_P mentioned 
> below, and not through export to pdf.
>
> On 07/28/2012 01:34 PM, webmaster-Kracked_P_P wrote:
> > Windows users can get free PDF printer drivers, like doPDF. Linux 
> > users can use other options like CUPS-PDF.  What are you using to 
> > print your files to PDF with?
> >
> > We what to encourage Windows users, and to tell them they are stupid 
> > to use it.  I know of many people who cannot use Linux due to 
> > software needs that will not run with WINE.  I must keep a Windows 
> > system for both hardware and software needs.  I prefer Ubuntu, but I 
> > know that most people will not switch to Linux no matter what we tell 
> > them.
> >
> > We need to get more and more Windows users to get away from MSO and 
> > get them to look into FOSS as a viable option for their software needs.
> >
> > For most users, Windows is a viable option over Linux.  As long as 
> > they feel comfortable with it.
> >
> > I know we had a thread before about not telling people that my/your 
> > OS is better than someone else's.  Every user has their own needs and 
> > own ideas of what OS is better for THEM.
> >
> > Right now we want to help users to see that LO is right for them, no 
> > matter which OS they use.  I have it on 2 version of Windows and 2 
> > versions of Ubuntu.  We need to help users with their issues and not 
> > "joke" that there is something funny with the OS they are using.  I 
> > do not find it to be funny.
> >
> > If a user is having problems with the Exporting/Printing to PDF that 
> > is a part of LO, then I would say that they need to install a PDF 
> > printer options - doPDF for Windows and some option depending on the 
> > version of Linux they use.  Then test the PDF output with one of 
> > those PDF printers.  If they have the same issue, then it is not the 
> > Exporting to PDF that is the issue.  A different poster to this 
> > thread has come up with an option for the user to test.  I am not a 
> > Calc person, so I look at the Exporting/Printing part of the issue 
> > and let some one else take on the possibility of it is something to 
> > do with the setup of the file itself and not the printing part of it.
> >
> > BUT
> > whatever we do, we should not make fun of the user, his/her OS, the 
> > system used, or even state it is all due to them using an older 
> > version of LO.  Not all of us have the money to buy a better system, 
> > have access to Broadband so they can download a newer version every 
> > time one comes out.  No everyone will feel comfortable to use Linux 
> > for their system, or can change their OS due to some requirement that 
> > they have no control over. Business users may not own their systems 
> > and may have a difficult time even to be allowed to use LO instead of 
> > MSO.
> >
> > To be honest, we need to accept that we have a lot of Windows users 
> > that have the option to use MSO and we need to prove to them that LO 
> > is a viable option to use instead of buying another version of MSO.  
> > LO is not the default for most Linux versions. MSO is the package 
> > most Windows user know as their only office package option.  We need 
> > to get the word out there to these Windows users that LO is there and 
> > we want them to try it.  We do not want them to think we are stuck-up 
> > egg-headed Linux users that do not accept that there is anything 
> > wrong with them using Windows.   I prefer to use Ubuntu, but I do not 
> > think most Windows users will be able to switch.  I know of some 
> > Linux users who had to make one of their system run Windows due to 
> > the fact that need to use a certain type of software and Linux does 
> > not have the software they need.  One young fellow needs some really 
> > good post-production video editing software.  He prefers Linux for 
> > everything, but he just cannot find the software he needs for Linux.
> >
> > So
> > LO runs on many different OSs.  Then be a support to all of those 
> > different OS users for LO and not blame anything on their choice of 
> > OS.  IF we do, then we might as well start telling people that their 
> > version of Linux is laughable over our version of Linux. Now where 
> > would you think that would get us?  Nothing but trouble and in-fighting.
> >
> >
> > On 07/28/2012 11:40 AM, Lynne Stevens wrote:
> > > *Don't you have the ability to print to a PDF file ?  Linux gives me 
> > > the choice to print the file or print to a PDF file and asks where 
> > > to save it and a name for it . . You must be a windows user LOL ! I 
> > > really feel sorry for windows users ROFLMAO
> > >
> > > On 07/28/2012 06:42 AM, Hylton Conacher (ZR1HPC) wrote:
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > I have an rainfall.ods document that has 24 tabs. Two of the tabs 
> > > > contain figures and the balance contain graphs of the figures.
> > > >
> > > > I recently experienced a problem, it would seem after my last tab 
> > > > addition, that prevents me from creating a PDF file of the selected 
> > > > sheets(12).
> > > >
> > > > The PDF export works fine on other files regarding `Export as PDF', 
> > > > why not on this file?
> > > >
> > > > I was using LibreOffice 3.3 and have since updated to LibreOffice 
> > > > 3.4.5
> > > > OOO340m1 (Build:1505). Unfortunately the newer version is unable to 
> > > > `Export as PDF' on the selected TABS either!!
> > > >
> > > > What could be wrong? There are no special characters in the sheet 
> > > > names bar possibly a space.
> > > >
> > > > I will gladly send this file to anyone who can assist as I need to 
> > > > create and post to a public user mailing list a PDF at the end of 
> > > > the month.
> > > >
> > > > Help is much appreciated
> > > > Hylton


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