[pdftex] does TEX destroy valid PDF syntax ?

[Ross Moore]

Hi Martin,

On 07/04/2010, at 11:38 PM, Martin Schröder wrote:

> 2010/4/7 Martin Schröder <martin at oneiros.de>:
>> This is illegal.
>
> And pdftex 1.50 gives a warning:
> pdfTeX warning: pdflatex (file ./CANON_test.pdf): PDF inclusion:
> invalid other resource which is
> no dict (key 'Subtype', type <stream>); copying it anyway.

Well if it can detect the problem, and knows what is wrong,
and is prepared to proceed with the copy --- knowing that by
doing so it is creating something that is technically invalid
anyway --- AND the most useful fix is not that hard really ...

  ... then why not duplicate the object structure from the original
document rather than concatenate a reference with its value.
Surely this is the friendlier action that is more likely to
produce a document that works as intended --- even if still
technically invalid.

>
> Best
>     Martin


Cheers,

	Ross

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