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On 3/2/10 10:49 AM, "Emmanuel" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I don't know if this can be of any help to anyone, but just in case
> here is how we make pdf documents out of html pages. That's with
> Smile, you know, that famous (free) Applescript editor and a bit more...
>
> -- make a browser window using webkit
> set www to make new web window with properties {path
> name:"http://www.quomodo.com
> "}
> -- save the visible screen as jpeg
> take screenshot of www in "/Users/emmanuel/Desktop/hardcopy.jpg"
> -- save the whole page as pdf
> save www in "/Users/emmanuel/Desktop/hardcopy.pdf"
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> Emmanuel
> Satimage-software, the makers of Smile
> Quomodo, the extensive users of Smile
>
But if you convert it to an image first, you can't preserve sophisticated
pdf features such as internal and external links, a feature which
traditional html2pdf performs quite well, I think.
Laine Lee
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