Printing to PDF

[Patton Echols]

On 06/29/2007 11:55 AM, Darryl LeCount wrote:
> On Fri, 2007-06-29 at 11:32 -0700, Patton Echols wrote:
>   
>> I have wanted to be able to print a web page to a multipage pdf file.  I 
>> know if I have a document open in Open Office, I can directly generate a 
>> PDF, but I have been unable to find a way to do so from Firefox.  Anyone 
>> have any insights they'd care to share?
>>     
>
> Hi Patton,
>
> As I recall this function was set up by default in earlier versions of
> Ubuntu, but for whatever reason was removed in Feisty. However, you can
> install the cups-pdf package. If you then try to add a printer from
> Administration/Printers, you'll see an option to install a virtual PDF
> printer. Select Generic, Postscript-Color, and you're flying.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Darryl
>
>
>   
Thanks to all who replied.  It looks like the CUPS printer is the option 
I  wanted.  I've installed but not tested yet.  I've also made note of 
the ps2pdf route.  Though it is two steps (one is always  better than 
two) it may be good when the cups printer does not give expected results. 

I also appreciated some of the other thoughts.  Though I will not  
pursue them, it is always helpful to expand my thinking!

Thanks again.

P.