Re: Save as PDF does not work for large paper size

[Fridolin Klostermeier <klostermeier@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dov Isaacs wrote:
> Set the defaults for the "Adobe PDF" PostScript printer driver instance
> to 300 dpi and the blank page problem should go away. Let us know
> if this solves your problem.
>
>         - Dov

now, this is interesting. The solution is a combination of all 
suggestions so far (Mary, Larry and Dov).

These are my findings:

1) Creating pdf by doing a "print into file"

When I create a pdf by printing into a PostScript file with the "Adobe 
pdf" printer selected, the document converts just fine if I changed the 
defaults for the "Adobe PDF" PostScript driver to 300 dpi beforehand (as 
Larry and Dov suggested).

2) Creating pdf by doing a "Save as... pdf"

This creates the infamous 1 x 1 mm pdf document, even with the 300 dpi 
setting for the "Adobe PDF" PostScript driver. But there is a solution: 
first go to "Print settings", select "Adobe PDF" as printer and set the 
paper size to the appropriate size (A0) (as Mary suggested). Then quit 
the dialog. Go to "Save as..." and save the file as pdf. Now it works. 
But: this is complicated for the user.

What I still do not understand (and I consider it a bug): The "Save as" 
dialog shows the correct paper size (84 x 118 cm) and I suppose it uses 
the "Adobe PDF" driver for converting. Why do I have to change the 
printer first and set the paper size in two places? This seems to me as 
if FrameMaker either does not use "Adobe PDF" when converting a file 
with the "save as..." dialog or does ignore the paper size settings (at 
least if it becomes larger than A2). What do you think, Dov?

3) Another "solution" that works but breaks other things:

Install a new Postscript Printer with Adobe PS Driver using the PPD file 
of Acrobat 4 (adist4.ppd). Delete the Postscript Printer "Adobe PDF". 
Rename the newly installed driver "Adobe PDF". Now "Save as..." does 
what you expect. Unfortunately, if you doubleclick on a "ps" file later 
to send it to Distiller, an installation wizard appears that as a first 
step deletes your new "Adobe PDF" driver before asking any questions. 
Strange that the bug with large paper sizes appeared after Acrobat 4 and 
has stayed ever since. Has nobody else run into this before?

Anyway, thank you all for your valuable help. I think I can sell one of 
the solutions to my customer.

Greetings,
Fridolin.



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