I've found that using ps2pdf14 will produce pdfs that everyone can open. I create a postscript doc with groff then convert to pdf with ps2pdf14.
groff -ms -t -Tps myfile.roff >myfile.ps ps2pdf14 myfile.ps Chad On Mon, Mar 3, 2014 at 2:38 PM, GregExp <gi...@gmx.ch> wrote: > I found myself a way out: > with the convert command you can turn a .pdf to a .pdf > > convert foo.pdf foo1.pdf > > You can read foo1 with adobe reader. > Well, the text ist not very sharp, an not very nice to read. > But it's better than nothing. > > Cheers > Gregoire Babey > > Le lundi 24 février 2014 à 01:40 +0100, GregExp a écrit : > > Hi groffies, > > > > I wrote a text with groff, converted it to a pdf. > > I wanted to send it as a mail attachement to my sister, who works with a > > Windows system as many people do. She couldn't open it. > > Is a .pdf not like a .pdf? > > > > Thanks > > gregoire babey > > > > -- Chad Roseburg Automation Dept. North Central Regional Library