On Tue, 7 Apr 2009, John Jason Jordan wrote: > LyX creates dandy formulas, but if I want them in a specific font I can > get them out of LyX only in PDF format.
Well, Knuth created TeX primarily to set mathematical equations so of course they are beautifully typeset. > Why the problem with PDF, you ask? Because I really need the formulas > as individual graphics. I can export anything that I can print to PDF > with CUPS-PDF. But to convert that to a vector graphic does not seem > possible. I could use pdf2ps and then convert the PS. But pdf2ps > rasterizes the PDF. No more scaling for that image. How strange. Since PostScript is a vector language I'm shocked that the conversion from PDF changes the format from vector to bit-mapped. Regardless, pull up your knickers and take a look at pdftk. This PDF Tool Kit will burst a pdf file so each page is a separate pdf file. FWIW, I've converted text from PDF to PS with pdf2ps and ended up with vectors that are easily converted to ASCII text. Rich -- Richard B. Shepard, Ph.D. | Integrity Credibility Applied Ecosystem Services, Inc. | Innovation <http://www.appl-ecosys.com> Voice: 503-667-4517 Fax: 503-667-8863 _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
