[texworks] Typesetting to a postscript file (not to PDF)

[William Adams]

On Dec 26, 2009, at 8:35 AM, David Perry wrote:

> I want to send out a PDF for review, but Adobe Reader tells me that  
> commenting is not allowed (Document / Security / Show security  
> properties). And, in fact, if I request that the commenting toolbar  
> be shown while viewing the PDF, Reader won't.

As Stefan suspected, you merely need to open the xetex-generated .pdf  
in the commercial version of Adobe Acrobat (I use the Professional  
bundled w/ the Creative Suite) and then enable the document for  
commenting --- there is no requirement that the .pdf be distilled from  
PostScript to be comment-enabled.

If there is some other requirement that the document be distilled  
from .ps, the best way to do this (w/ the most options relevant to pre- 
press) is to open the file in Adobe Acrobat and save it out as a .ps  
from there --- I'll spare you the story of the time I had to try  
different permutations until I arrived at using Adobe Acrobat Reader  
Version 4 w/ the Apple LaserWriter Printer driver version 8.6 emitting  
Level 1 PostScript, but w/ the checkbox for Level 3 page semantics  
turned on in order to get a file which would distill.....

Of course if one needs to do this in a batch environment then Bruno's  
suggestion of pdftops or epspdf are both good.

William

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William Adams
senior graphic designer
Fry Communications
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