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kergonath
on May 9, 2022
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Preview, the Mac app people forget about
> Another great related feature is how easy it is to “print” to Preview and save as PDF.
It's an OS-wide feature.
Any
application can print to PDF without specific support from that app.
astrange
on May 9, 2022
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Well, you need specific support if you have custom views or views that draw bitmap images, otherwise it won't look great.
kergonath
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But then it won’t look good in print either, right? The pdf is just a file with what would have otherwise gone to the printer.
astrange
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Sure, but I think "export to PDF" might actually be a more common feature than printing at this point.
kergonath
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Fair enough
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It's an OS-wide feature. Any application can print to PDF without specific support from that app.