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QV
Anyone knows the PDF program "Primo PDF" - a freeware? Is it OK?
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beenthere
Go and have a read here, including the licence.QV said:Anyone knows the PDF program "Primo PDF" - a freeware? Is it OK?
QV
http://www.primopdf.com/
It appears to say Free.
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QV
I am sorry, I put my question a little bit unclear. The program is a
freeware, but is the program itself OK?
QV
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beenthere
Sorry QV, I`ve never used it, was just trying to help.QV said:I am sorry, I put my question a little bit unclear. The program is a
freeware, but is the program itself OK?
QV
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hummingbird
Anyone knows the PDF program "Primo PDF" - a freeware? Is it OK?
QV
I have this installed and used it a few times on my other PC with
XP-SP1. IIRC it sets up a print driver which you can choose when
printing from many applications. I can't recall any specific problems
with it, maybe a minor problem with some foreign language chars
and limited options etc. But it works.
I don't have it installed on my current PC with XP-SP2 because of
limited need of it.
HTH
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Ian Jackson
QV said:I am sorry, I put my question a little bit unclear. The program is a
freeware, but is the program itself OK?
QV
It works fine, but I have a slight preference for FreePDF.
Both are a bit scary the first time you use them, as the computer
appears to come to a shuddering halt when the screen goes black while
the PDF file is being 'printed'. But don't worry, all comes right in the
end.
You might also like to try 'Cute' and 'Paperless Printer'.
Ian.
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mike555
=== guess it's ok, but I would recommend "PDFcreator" from...
http://sector7g.wurzel6.de/pdfcreator/index_en.htm ... it's free and
open source ===
http://sector7g.wurzel6.de/pdfcreator/index_en.htm ... it's free and
open source ===
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Kalle Piirainen
Depends what you're trying to achieve. I recall trying primo at someQV said:Anyone knows the PDF program "Primo PDF" - a freeware? Is it OK?
QV
point, but there was some sort of hiccup. I'd say that there's nothing
wrong with it as such, but I'm presently using OO.o so I don't have much
need for PDF printer. For writing purposes and such, IMO OpenOffice
build in PDF-export blows these printer drivers right out of the water.
-K
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QV
I thank you all for your comments and suggestions!
QV
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Yrrah
Kalle Piirainen said:For writing purposes and such, IMO OpenOffice
build in PDF-export blows these printer drivers right out of the water.
OO produces huge pdf files, as do the other freebies. The only one
producing compact pfd files is Tomahawk, but I don't know if it still
has a free version.
Yrrah
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Dave
Yrrah said:OO produces huge pdf files, as do the other freebies. The only one
producing compact pfd files is Tomahawk, but I don't know if it still
has a free version.
Yrrah
The last freeware version of Tomahawk can be found here. Also the last
stand-alone no-install version. I like the old versions better with the
Image Manager.
http://www.aplusfreeware.com/categories/util/pdf.html
Dave
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Even Afwezig
Op Thu, 13 Apr 2006 12:53:29 +0200, Yrrah
http://nativewinds.montana.com/software/tomahawk.html
'Due to the incredible amount of email we have received about the
availability of the freeware version of Tomahawk, we have decided to
once again release a 'Lite' version of Tomahawk Gold. This version can
be downloaded below and is for PERSONAL USE ONLY. Commercial usage is
strictly prohibited.'
Has reduced features from full version. Never expires.
OO produces huge pdf files, as do the other freebies. The only one
producing compact pfd files is Tomahawk, but I don't know if it still
has a free version.
http://nativewinds.montana.com/software/tomahawk.html
'Due to the incredible amount of email we have received about the
availability of the freeware version of Tomahawk, we have decided to
once again release a 'Lite' version of Tomahawk Gold. This version can
be downloaded below and is for PERSONAL USE ONLY. Commercial usage is
strictly prohibited.'
Has reduced features from full version. Never expires.
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Terry
Op Thu, 13 Apr 2006 12:53:29 +0200, Yrrah
http://nativewinds.montana.com/software/tomahawk.html
'Due to the incredible amount of email we have received about the
availability of the freeware version of Tomahawk, we have decided to
once again release a 'Lite' version of Tomahawk Gold. This version can
be downloaded below and is for PERSONAL USE ONLY. Commercial usage is
strictly prohibited.'
Has reduced features from full version. Never expires.
I played around with this (never heard of it before).
It's a single no-install executable.
There's no help file. I didn't need one.
It exports to Adobe acrobat format ver 4 or ver 5 (your choice).
The author field of the exported PDF says "Tomahawk PDF freeware" and
can't be changed (see 6 below). Of course there are other tools that
can change this.
It has an import from Word doc format - works fairly well, but is
*very* slow. It did miss some page breaks, so it's not perfect.
You can't hyperlink within a file, so you can't produce a table of
contents (see 5 below).
You can't open or import pdf files themselves (see 4 below).
Here is a list of the reduced feaures, from the readme file:
<quote>
Advantages of Tomahawk Gold Full Version over TGLite:
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1. Built-in Chart Editor.
2. Built-in PDF Wizard.
3. Built-in Thumbnail Wizard.
4. Directly opens most pdf files for editing.
5. Embedded internal page links in pdf files.
6. Allows you to set author field for pdf files.
7. Mail Merge Feature.
8. Built-in Image Editor.
9. Built-in Image Printer.
10. Extract text and images from PDF.
11. Extract text and images from CHM (Compiled Help) files.
12. Advanced font editing dialog with ability to adjust font kerning.
13. Customizable menu.
14. Change (and remember) 'Look and Feel' of main window.
15. Load and save current toolbar layout. (New in version 3.4.0.5)
16. Embed OLE controls. (New in version 3.4.0.5)
17. Form fields for Tmd, Pdf and Html files. (New in version 3.4.0.5)
18. Forms Toolbar (New in version 3.4.0.5)
19. Table Toolbar (New in version 3.4.0.5)
20. Ability to 'Turn Off' live hyperlinks in pdf files.
</quote>
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Dave
Terry said:<quote>
Advantages of Tomahawk Gold Full Version over TGLite:
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1. Built-in Chart Editor.
2. Built-in PDF Wizard.
3. Built-in Thumbnail Wizard.
4. Directly opens most pdf files for editing.
5. Embedded internal page links in pdf files.
6. Allows you to set author field for pdf files.
7. Mail Merge Feature.
8. Built-in Image Editor.
9. Built-in Image Printer.
10. Extract text and images from PDF.
11. Extract text and images from CHM (Compiled Help) files.
12. Advanced font editing dialog with ability to adjust font kerning.
13. Customizable menu.
14. Change (and remember) 'Look and Feel' of main window.
15. Load and save current toolbar layout. (New in version 3.4.0.5)
16. Embed OLE controls. (New in version 3.4.0.5)
17. Form fields for Tmd, Pdf and Html files. (New in version 3.4.0.5)
18. Forms Toolbar (New in version 3.4.0.5)
19. Table Toolbar (New in version 3.4.0.5)
20. Ability to 'Turn Off' live hyperlinks in pdf files.
</quote>
The old stand alone no-install version of Tomahawk (2502) allows you to
change author field.
Dave
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Dave
Also extracts text and images from pdf, text and images from .chm,tablesDave said:The old stand alone no-install version of Tomahawk (2502) allows you to
change author field.
Dave
hyperlinks...hmm..don't see a need to buy the Gold unless you REEally
live for pdfs.
Dave