[Chicago-talk] What should I use to make PDFs?

[Steven Lembark]

> If you go this route, PostScript::Simple is lots of fun.

<http://search.cpan.org/search?query=postscript&mode=module>

Handy for layout lines, borders, diagrams:

<http://search.cpan.org/~shawnpw/PostScript-0.06/Elements.pm>

For real ont control:

<http://search.cpan.org/~jv/PostScript-Font-1.09/lib/PostScript/Font.pm>
<http://search.cpan.org/~jv/PostScript-Font-1.09/lib/PostScript/FontInfo.pm>
<http://search.cpan.org/~jv/PostScript-Font-1.09/lib/PostScript/FontMetrics.pm>

If you really want control, flexability, fonts, layout, grids, etc,
try TeX + dvi2ps or dvi2pdf. There are TeX packages for just about
any sort of layout preference and the fonts are unlimited [if you're
willing to roll your own :-].

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