[XeTeX] [OT?] "Optimized" PDFs?

[Will Robertson]

On 16/01/2008, at 7:25 PM, Martin Schröder wrote:

> Typically, "Optimized" is used as a synonym for Linearized PDF.

Which is "optimal" in as far as that pages of the PDF can be  
displayed as fast as they can be read and processed -- whereas non- 
optimal PDF can require a full pass over the document before it's  
displayed. This, particularly, makes reading PDF over the web much  
more bearable; furthermore, it could dramatically improve the display  
time for TeX document compilation. (If you're looking at page 25 of a  
100 page document, you only need to wait for a quarter of the  
document to be typeset by TeX before you see it.)

I don't know if it's actually possible to produce linear PDF in  
linear manner, however. It might be the case that a post-processing  
stage is required. Don't ask me, I'm just an engineer.

Cheers,
Will
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