[XeTeX] XeLaTeX generated pdf metadata

BPJ bpj at melroch.se
Sat Sep 20 09:24:32 CEST 2014


If I am not mistaken you can change the metadata with pdftk, although it is
probably a pain to do so. Also I do not know if pdftk comes for Windows.

lördag 20 september 2014 skrev Daniel Greenhoe <dgreenhoe at gmail.com>:

> Dear XeTex,
>
> I think my original email was not so clear. ArXiv.org of course
> accepts papers generated using LaTeX, but they want to be given the
> source files (.tex files, etc) rather than a pdf file. However, they
> apparently sometimes make exceptions to this rule if the pdf file was
> generated using XeTeX/XeLaTeX rather than LaTeX. That is, they *may*
> in at least some cases accept a pdf generated by XeLaTeX, but will
> *not* accept a pdf generated by LaTeX.
>
> Therefore, if it is not too much trouble, I would like the metadata in
> my XeLaTeX/xdvipdfmx generated pdf file to clearly indicate that it
> was generated by XeLaTeX (*not* by LaTeX). Would any one have time for
> this?
>
> Many thanks in advance,
> Dan
>
> ------------- please ignore the following -------------
> Dear arXiv-moderation
> [arXiv #128343]
> [arXiv #128400]
>
> On Sat, Sep 20, 2014 at 10:15 AM, Daniel Greenhoe <dgreenhoe at gmail.com
> <javascript:;>> wrote:
> > Dear XeTeX,
> >
> > I have tried uploading a paper in pdf format that I typeset using
> > XeLaTeX to arXiv.org. However, it was later removed because it
> > "appeared to be PostScript/PDF generated from TeX source". I wrote to
> > arXiv-moderation, strongly arguing my case for using XeLaTeX rather
> > than LaTeX. They responded saying "In order to approve such a request
> > we'd have to have a PDF which includes it's XeTeX nature within the
> > pdf properties...".
> >
> > When I typeset my paper using xelatex.exe, an xdv file is generated
> > which contains this in the metadata:
> >   \Creator(LaTeX with hyperref pacakge)\Author()\Producer(XeTeX 0.99991)
> > Later I use xdvipdfmx.exe to generate a pdf file. It contains this
> > information in the metadata:
> >   Creator:        LaTeX with hyperref package
> >   Producer:       xdvipdfmx (20140317)
> >
> > So although the producer fields provides evidence that I am using
> > XeLaTeX, the creator field erroneously implies that I have typeset
> > using LaTeX. Hence, there will be a high probability that my paper
> > will either be removed by an automated server at arXiv.org or a human
> > administrator.
> >
> > I realize that I could possibly hand edit the xdv file or use a
> > metadata editor to edit the pdf file. But I would rather not do this.
> > I would rather work transparently, not surreptitiously changing the
> > metadata of files.
> >
> > Would it be possible that some qualified person could correct the
> > creator metadata output of XeLaTeX? I am currently using xelatex from
> > TeXLive 2014 running on Windows. Here is the first line from the log
> > file:
> >   This is XeTeX, Version 3.14159265-2.6-0.99991 (TeX Live 2014/W32TeX)
> > (preloaded format=xelatex 2014.9.20)  20 SEP 2014 07:16
> >
> > Many thanks in advance,
> > Dan
> >
> > -----please ignore the following-----
> > Dear arXiv-moderation,
>
>
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