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I have been using the script at:<br>http://wiki.scribus.net/canvas/Web_optimised_PDF<br>for several years now. It works very well. Someone could make a small addition to it to do the following (which I do manually) after running the script on {FILE}.pdf<br><br>$rm *.meta<br>$rm {FILE}.pdf<br>$mv {FILE}.new.pdf {FILE}.pdf<br><br>I have only used it with LINUX, but I imagine that it would probably work in Windows if Python is installed.<br><br>Murray<br><br><div class="details">
</div><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="email">"Christopher A. Zaino, PT, PhD" <cazaino@gmail.com> wrote:</span>
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am using Scribus 1.4.0.r5 on linux mint 10. I have a two page
newsletter with 2 small pictures, some graphic shapes, some PDF
hyperlinks, 5 layers. When I export this newsletter to a PDF format, it
is quite large (19 mb). This is a problem because I need to email this
newsletter to a group of people. So I need a smaller file size.<br><br>I
have tried saving in various ways - PDF 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, I have changed
the resolution of the pictures to 100, 125, 150 dpi (originally it was
300 dpi) and it always saves at the same 19 mb. However, twice I have
tried something and it will save at 1.3 mb or 1.8 mb, but when I try it
again using the same (?) settings, it is back to 19 mb.<br><br>Does
anybody have any suggestions on how to save the file to PDF with a
smaller size - any settings I should be aware of or should I decrease
the number of layers. I like the layers because I can move about the
document easier with the layers - I have text on one layer, graphics on
another, pictures on another.....<br><br>Also, any clue as to why I
would get one size file most of the time and then have a drastically
smaller file, but can't duplicate it within seconds of saving the first
(smaller file)?<br><br>thanks<br><br>Chris<br></div><br></td></tr></table>