(OT) Open source PCL to PDF converters?

[Bob Rasmussen]

On Mon, 12 Mar 2007, Fairlight wrote:

> Okay, the primary thing I've heard for years is that people use it so the
> output is guaranteed to be the same on any printer.  So I ask, if someone
> has a printer that doesn't do 132 columns, just how "portable" is that in
> the sense of rendering it as intended?  It's either got to scale it or
> punt.  I thought the major point was that it would make sure it print the
> same on anything, but that doesn't seem to mesh.

OK, I'll be more accurate. You can choose to a) fit all the data from the 
report onto the page, in a reasonable manner, scaling if necessary; or b) 
print with specified metrics. In the latter case, if the paper (or the 
printable area) is not big enough, you'll lose data.

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