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Re: [OCLUG-Tech] how to make a single PDF of a simple, lengthy text file?

  • Subject: Re: [OCLUG-Tech] how to make a single PDF of a simple, lengthy text file?
  • From: Shawn H Corey <shawnhcorey [ at ] gmail [ dot ] com>
  • Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2014 08:43:04 -0500
On Fri, 24 Jan 2014 07:20:24 -0500 (EST)
"Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday [ at ] crashcourse [ dot ] ca> wrote:

>   ok, it's early and i'm tired so i'm sure i'm missing a simple
> solution, but i have a moderately lengthy text file i want to convert
> to PDF. if it was short, i'd just take a screenshot, then use
> "convert" to convert the PNG file to PDF.
> 
>   but it's too long to fit on the display. so ... what simple utility
> will do the trick? thanks.

Scribus would work but it's not simple. It's a PDF layout editor, which
can handle text, tables, and images. It's free and should be available
thru your software manager.


-- 
Don't stop where the ink does.
	Shawn