Can WINE convert a business card designed in Inkscape?

BCgroundZero · Post by **BCgroundZero** » Fri Jun 17, 2011 3:12 pm

I have designed a business card using open source software called Inkscape. I saved the file in .pdf format and sent it to my local printer. They use Windows software and said they could not open the file.

Is it possible that WINE can convert a high graphic .pdf file so the printer can open and modify it? Perhaps I do not understand the full capabilty of WINE.
Cheers

jjmckenzie · Post by **jjmckenzie** » Fri Jun 17, 2011 3:35 pm

On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 1:12 PM, BCgroundZero <[email protected]> wrote:

I have designed a business card using open source software called Inkscape. I saved the file in .pdf format and sent it to my local printer.
They use Windows software and said they could not open the file.

Find another printer. They should be able to use any Adobe product to
open the file.

James McKenzie

lahmbi5678 · Post by **lahmbi5678** » Sat Jun 18, 2011 5:41 pm

Maybe Inkscape produces incompatible PDF files under certain circumstances, in their bugzilla there are number of PDF-related bugs. You should try to open your PDF files using Adobe Reader under Windows. If there should be issues with the PDFs, you should file a bug at inkscape.org.

oiaohm · Post by **oiaohm** » Sat Jun 18, 2011 7:41 pm

There is a simple solution to Inkscape PDF issues and some print locations.

Install on OS X or Linux a PDF printer http://www.cups-pdf.de/ print to that. Then PDF is fine. By default it produces what is called PDF/A

Most of the issues with Inkscape and print locations is producing documents that will open perfectly in adobe reader and other readers yet fail completely in mass production lines. Reason using PDF features outside PDF/A A stands for archive format.

BCgroundZero basically what did they try to open it with. With windows adobe or with their printing press. If with their printing press it will be the PDF/A issue.

Really wish Inkscape would add a PDF/A limitation switch so pdf printer was not required to fix the mess up. LibreOffice, OpenOffice and lyx all include PDF/A export options.