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And C-libs! (Score:1)

by jjohn (22)

Yes, PDF is a bear. I believe most of the Perl modules rely on a C library (whose name escapes me). Oddly enough, PHP comes bundled with support for PDF writing and it uses that same C-lib. I believe you can embedded fonts in PDF, which partially addresses my long-standing beef with typesetting in Unix (it hasn't changed in th 20 years).
- Unix Typesetting (Score:2)
  
  by Dom2 (2981)
  
  But, what's wrong with groff [gnu.org]? :-)
  -Dom
  - Re:Unix Typesetting (Score:3, Funny)
    
    by jhi (318)
    
    groff? GROFF?! That's for GNU weenies. Real Men use troff.
    - Re:Unix Typesetting (Score:2)
      
      by Dom2 (2981) <{dom} {at} {happygiraffe.net}> on 2003.08.18 3:58 (#23252) Homepage Journal
      
      Nah, it's just another implementation. Now as soon as I finish my implementation of troff in perl...
      No, I would have to be seriously wacked out to even consider that.
      -Dom
      
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