Re: [docbook-apps] excluding image format according to output

[Camille BÃgnis <camille at neodoc dot biz>]

Dave Pawson wrote:
> On Mon, 2005-04-18 at 18:31 +0200, Camille BÃgnis wrote:
>
>
> > > > I don't, but people do, yes.  Obviously Camille does, or intends to,
> > > > for example.  :-)
> > >
> > >
> > > Camille, is this  true?
> > >  Generate a .pdf file, simply to add as an image for another file?
> > > Why (if you don't mind me asking)
> >
> > Yes. but first:
> > <disclaimer>I'm not an image formats guru by any mean, all I state is 
> > based on my limited experience producing documents.</disclaimer>
>
> Ah. That makes two of us that admit to 'not knowing everything' :-)
>
>
>
> > I don't embed PDF documents (various pages) in other PDF documents. I 
> > just use the "export" function of diagram editors (inkscape, xfig, etc.) 
> > to produce a "PDF", vector based version of the diagram.
>
> Thanks. Home ground. I have inkscape on Linux and win32.
> ( I was horrified to see that a tiny block schematic took 132Mb on
> its way to the printer though)
>
> What is the advantage of using pdf import to xxx when
> the target is yyy.pdf?
>   Why not import the svg into the pdf file?

If your processor supports SVG, I think it's better to embed SVG 
directly, yes.

regards,

Camille.
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