Re: automatic saving pdf files in pages
Re: automatic saving pdf files in pages
- Subject: Re: automatic saving pdf files in pages
- From: Jarda Kotesovec <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2010 19:36:40 +0100
Yvan and others, thank you very much for help. Yvan's solution works great.
On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 3:30 PM, KOENIG Yvan <email@hidden> wrote:
>
> Le 21 sept. 2010 à 14:12, Luther Fuller a écrit :
>
> On Sep 21, 2010, at 4:29 AM, Jarda Kotesovec wrote:
>
> I was wondering if would be possible solve the following issue in
> Pages with apple script.
>
> I need to force Pages to save document in PDF format at the moment
> when you save it as a native Pages document. Normally user have to
> save it (as a native pages document) and then pick up "File -> Export
> ... -> PDF -> Next.. -> Export" to have pdf copy as well. I need to
> save these clicks (exporting to pdf) in term of faster workflow.
>
> Download this ...
> http://www.cups-pdf.de/
> It is a virtual printer that creates a pdf document instead of a paper
> document.
> Using it requires a minimum of GUI scripting.
> You will need to change the printer, like this ...
> -- set printer to CUPS-PDF
> tell application "Printer Setup Utility"
> set currentPrinter to (current printer)
> try
> set current printer to printer "CUPS-PDF"
> on error
> error "CUPS-PDF is not installed."
> end try
> end tell
> -- restore Printer
> tell application "Printer Setup Utility"
> set current printer to currentPrinter
> quit
> end tell
>
> Hello Luther
> Triggering a script whose unique task is to save in a PDF doesn't solve the
> original question which was to do the save as Pages document and save as PDF
> in a single call.
> In fact, the OP described the long path which allow us to set the quality
> level which can't be done thru the CUPS scheme.
> The short scheme is to call "Print" then select PDF > print in a PDF file.
> This one doesn't allow us to set the quality level.
> This is why I posted two scripts.
> The first one save as native Pages format thru the normal Save command then
> trigger the Export > PDF > quality Level > Go thru GUI scripting.
> The second one save as native Pages format thru the normal Save command
> then tSave as PDF thru the normal Save command with the optional parameter
> defining the format.
> Yvan KOENIG (VALLAURIS, France) mardi 21 septembre 2010 16:29:51
>
>
>
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