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  • From: 3aoo-cvfd AT dea.spamcon.org
  • To: baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [BL] encrypted pdf file
  • Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 18:30:09 +1300

Sindi Keesan wrote:
>
> pdftotext said it could not handle it so I installed xpdf.
> pdf2ps would not handle it - it is encrypted. Nor would xpdf.

The xpdf in Slackware 7.1 predated the widespread use of
encrypted PDFs. However, the xpdf in Slackware 8.1 works
just fine (once you install the libraries it needs from
Slackware 8.1).

> How do linux users normally handle encrypted pdf files?

By using an xpdf that is more up-to-date.

> Does Abiword read ps files faster than xpdf reads pdf files?

Both AbiWord and xpdf work fine for me.

Cheers,
Steven




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