[Gllug] PDF wierdo

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--- Greater London Linux User Group <gllug at gllug.org.uk wrote:
John G Walker
wrote:
> 
> >I downloaded the Marks and Spencer annual report, as a pdf
file, from
> >http://www2.marksandspencer.com/thecompany/investorrelations/annual_review06/index.shtml

> >and opened it with kpdf. No problem. It looked fine, every page
> >readable.
But, when I printed it off, I got blank pages for everything
> >except the
front and back of the report.
> >
> >Same thing with kghostview and acrobat
reader. All this using KDE under
> >Suse 10.1.
> >
> >However, the exact
same file printed okay using Acrobat Reader under
> >Windows 98SE.
> >
> >I was using the same printer (a Magicolor 2300DL) in both cases. I
> >suppose
it might be a driver problem under SuSE, but I can't think what
> >else it
could be.
> >
> >Anyone prepared to give it a try and let me know what happens?
You only
> >have to print page 2 - if that works then you don't have my problem.

> >And there's no problem reading it from the screen,
> >
> >  
> >
>
Tried pdf2ps or pdftotext ?
> 
> Might work.

If pdf2ps doesn't work,
you could also try running ps2ps on the output. If I understand the man page
it "simplifies" the postscript- this has worked for me in the past, though
it might mess up the fonts slightly.

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