[pdftex] "Linearized hint data" problem

[Hans Hagen]

At 09:48 16/08/2003 -0400, you wrote:

> > > > Does anyone know the actual cause of the problem? Is there
> > > > something wrong with Ghostscript's optimizer? Would the problem
> > > > persist if my colleague could be persuaded to use pdftex
> > > > originally, and only use ghostscript at the optimizing stage?
> > > >
> > > >> Any help would be appreciated.
> > > >
> > > > Bob Howlett
>
>What is Ghostscript's role in all this? I am not familiar with "optimizing"
>using Ghostscript.  Does theproblem occur if the pdflatex output is
>viewed in Acrobat Reader?

you can use ghostscript to linearize the pdf file (bigger file, but faster 
web viewing); when i tried that last time it worked ok; pdftex output in 
itself is rather straightforward; problems normally originate in included 
graphics or faulty applications of \pdfliteral/\pdfobj cum suis.

Hans
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