PDF generation in Django

Working with Django is very easy. And when it comes to output an PDF instead of an HTML page, simplicity still applies. Check this post: PDF generation with PISA in Django ./M6

How to Create PDF from LaTeX

I was using Ghostscript to generate a PDF document written in LaTeX, and I was getting the default red boxes links around the text, which are really ugly.

The search for information about how to remove those red box links returned a very useful document, How to Create PDF from LaTeX.
As the title implies, it is a document that teaches how to create a PDF file from LaTeX, but it covers topics like how to configure the links, which was precisely what I was looking for.

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Merge PDF files

I've just scanned three pages and I wanted to create a single PDF combining them all.

Since the Free Cute PDF writer does not support such a functionality, I had to found something else.

After some search, I came across with PDFCreator. I've tried it and it worked fine.
It installs a PDF printer driver but has some extended functionality, like combining several prints into one PDF, several output formats and specific configuration for all output formats.

The printer monitor GUI could have a better look and feel, but the application works fine, making its looks a minor detail.

For now I'll keep Cute PDF and PDFCreator, but if PDFCreator works as I expect it will work, it's bye-bye Cute PDF and hello PDFCreator.

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