[scribus] [SOLVED] Reducing PDF file size without loss of 'HotLinks'

JLuc jluc at no-log.org
Mon Sep 19 12:16:51 UTC 2011


Le 19/09/2011 14:05, Gregory Pittman a écrit :
> On 09/19/2011 06:42 AM, Ian "Witty" Whitfield wrote:
>> Hi All
>>
>> I VERY happy to report that this problem has been solved!!
>>
>> Many thanks to Anders in Sweden for the information!!
>>
>> 1) Save your PDF from Scribus at the settings that you are happy with.
>> 2) Run the following script in Konsole...
>> "ps2pdf14 filename.pdf newfilename.pdf".
>> (NOTE - There must be NO SPACES in the file names!!)
>> 3) As a PDF file is a 'special' kind of PS file it can be input to
>> 'ps2pdf' with no problems.
>> 4) You get a major reduction in file size, (in my case 15Mb to 3Mb!!)
>> AND all the 'HotLinks' still work!!
>> 5) By 'HotLinks' I mean Page jumps and external links to WebSites and
>> automatic eMail messaging.
>>
>
> I think another key element is the conversion to PDF 1.4 rather than 1.3

Could be, but recent ps2pdf versions allready do convert to PDF 1.4
(when previous versions converted to 1.3 or 1.2).
See http://www.ma.utexas.edu/cgi-bin/man-cgi?ps2pdf+1

JLuc








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